Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Mar 10
Canadian #humpbackwhales thrive with a little help from their friends
The #whales may have learned from Alaskan humpbacks how to make #bubblenets to corral fish. Observational data collected over 20 years suggest a few key individuals are passing the knowledge through social networks. In the Kitimat Fjord System in northern #BritishColumbia, groups of up to sixteen humpbacks can now be spotted #bubblenetting as a team.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/humpback-whales-learn-bubble-netting
https://archive.ph/WwKGN
Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from their friends

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Science News
earthlingOct 1, 2024

#Bubblenetting

In their #Antarctic feeding grounds, humpback #whales gorge on fat-rich krill for months, building up their blubber reserves for the challenging journey to tropical breeding grounds. Using a remarkable technique known as ‘bubble netting’, they skillfully trap their prey with precision.

Photograph: Scott Portelli

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