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Post by Lexica on Aug 15, 2024 5:13:55 GMT
I have watched the nature documentaries where the grandmother killer whale is teaching the grandchildren her special sneaky way of hiding close to shore and waiting for a seal to come near the water’s edge and then charging up and grabbing it and carefully flipping themselves back into the water so they are not stuck on the shoreline. It looks like a delicately timed ordeal. I was impressed. And apparently no other killer whales do this particular trick other than this one family. That was impressive. But look at what this killer whale had figured out! www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1esal5k/killer_whale_uses_fish_as_bait_to_catch_a_bird/ |
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Post by ceepea on Aug 15, 2024 19:23:18 GMT
Wow! Smart whale, stupid bird.  |
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Post by teddyw on Aug 15, 2024 20:40:49 GMT
Yesterday on NPR they did a segment on the killer whales of the Iberian peninsula that are “attacking” boats.
Scientists have come to the conclusion that it’s juvenile whales playing with them.
Also each female in a pod of whales has her own dialect in their language and they teach it to their offspring while living in a pod of other females. They’re really smart.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 15, 2024 20:50:19 GMT
that's why they are apex predators---they are smart, fierce, and powerful. who but humans and disease can get them?
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Post by mnmloveli on Aug 15, 2024 22:05:19 GMT
WOW ! Great video.
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Post by Lexica on Aug 16, 2024 17:21:42 GMT
that's why they are apex predators---they are smart, fierce, and powerful. who but humans and disease can get them? They are not only smart, fierce, and powerful, but also very bonded with one another. I have watched so many documentaries on animals and recently, quite a few on orcas. Although I still cannot bring myself to watch Blackfish. They bond deeply. As I mentioned, the grandmother passes on all of the hunting techniques that she has learned and developed during her lifetime, along with the things she learned from her own family when she was young. And they are actually the largest species of dolphins, not whales at all. The males remain with their mother orca for life, only leaving to mate, then retuning to her side until she dies. They can live 90 years. The daughters leave to start their own family, but do so nearby, returning often for family visits. Each family has their own language of squeaks, clicks, squeals, screams, and whistles. They hunt together, having learned things like how to band together to swim and create a wave, knocking a seal from safety on top of an ice floe. They have this interesting technique to catch fish. One orca will swim down below a school of fish, herding them upwards. Then she signals the others to swim in a circle around the rising school of fish, blowing a bubble curtain to force the fish inwards into a tight grouping. Then the orca swim through the ball of fish, scooping up mouthfuls of them now that they are in a condensed ball. That is brilliant! When they sleep, they sleep with only half of their brain at a time. Since they need oxygen, they will swim slowly in a group with one half of their brain sleeping and the other half making sure they remain at the surface to breathe. They keep one eye open to monitor their surroundings while they sleep too. That is a habit I wish I could mimic. Think of all you could accomplish if half of your brain remained active while the other half slept. They really are incredible creatures, aren’t they? |
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Post by chaosisapony on Aug 17, 2024 3:48:28 GMT
I love learning about orcas. They are the most amazing creatures.
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