For the first time ever scientists observed a male Orca kill a young baby whale. The other whales in the pod tried to stop him, but he drowned the baby.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...-1.4586867
I think everyone is a bit shocked by the behavior. Infanticide happens in other species, but it has never been witnessed in Orcas.
I know they have all kinds of theories and explanations, but the sad truth is that the baby is dead and the mother is grieving and we have lost a killer whale at a time when there are so few left.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...-1.4586867
I think everyone is a bit shocked by the behavior. Infanticide happens in other species, but it has never been witnessed in Orcas.
I know they have all kinds of theories and explanations, but the sad truth is that the baby is dead and the mother is grieving and we have lost a killer whale at a time when there are so few left.
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Catherine
