Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬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
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
