Cultural evolution is distinct from genetic evolution ... However, it's likely too soon to know if the orca behavior is spreading or if it's more than a fad. Barrett-Lennard said the behavior ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are among the most intelligent and lethal predators in the ocean. But what makes them so extraordinary? In this video, we uncover the insane biology behind these ...

Killer whales and four other toothed whales are ... author of the study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. "Evolution has selected for a longer female lifespan so that mothers and ...

As so-called "killer whales" have made news over the past few ... In a new paper published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, Baumgartner and her team from a consortium of Nordic research ...

they can continue to interact with these generations throughout their lives — as observed in killer whales, for example. Second, the females must have an opportunity to help their families after ...

Orca researcher Marie-Thérèse Mrusczok was ... He also has a second master's degree in biodiversity, evolution and conservation in action from Middlesex University London. When he isn't writing ...

The study’s findings, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, could help explain ... the lack of recovery of the Southern Resident killer whale population,” said Marty Kardos, a Northwest ...

An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks and a distance of 1,000 miles has given birth again, according to the Center for Whale Research.

The latest reported incident could be evidence that this behavior is here to stay, and that it's spreading to other orca pods thanks to cultural evolution. A "cultural trap" happens when a ...