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Orcas’ huge brains are impressive, but their social flexibility stands out
Orcas can have brains up to five times heavier than human brains, but scientists say brain size alone is a poor measure of intelligence. Their flexible behavior ...
Orcas are among the ocean’s top predators, yet there is only one well-documented attack on a human in the wild: in 1972, a surfer was bitten – probably because he was mistaken for a seal – but ...
"Don't play with your food" is a rule orcas don't seem to follow. Off the shores of Cabo San Lucas, Kathryn Ayres, a scientist at the ocean-health nonprofit Beneath The Waves, saw a surprising orca ...
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Orcas keep sinking boats off Europe, and researchers still can’t fully explain why
For six years now, sailors crossing a stretch of the eastern Atlantic have shared an unsettling experience: a pod of killer ...
Killer whales are highly intelligent apex predators and have been known to play with their prey and deploy sophisticated tactics to ensnare them – Copyright AFP ...
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