Throughout history there has been much speculation about the alleged killer whale attacks tipped the rest of the whales .A group of scientists was finally able to capture these attacks and confirm this theory.
A spooky battle between killer whales and whales
Many theories had been woven about the battles between famous and killer whales and the rest of the whales , although until now the truthfulness of these hypotheses could not be confirmed 100 percent.
A study published in the Marine Mammal Science magazine revealed as a group Scientists managed to capture these attacks for the first time.The theory about the infernal battles between killer whales and other cetaceans could be confirmed, and the reaction could also be determined on the other whales.
Interesting discoveries
Before this study it was thought that killer whales attacked only mycetoid or cetacean-type whales barbados .That is, the group consisting of blue and humpback whales; however, it was found that the killer whale attack spectrum is much broader .In fact, killer whale attacks have been recorded on almost all species of whales, including sperm whales, who hold the title of being one of the largest dentate cetaceans.
On the other hand, the investigations determined that many species of whales have marks on their tails and fins of the orca teeth This confirms that it is not about isolated attacks, but that it is a much more common behavior than previously thought.
One of the species most attacked by the killer whale is that of humpback whales .After studying them for hours, it was determined that they show more bite marks from orcas than other species.
Marine biologist Robert Pitman and others colleagues from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States , explains that they placed a transmitter to a female orca for six days.During that whole period of time the group to which this whale belonged attacked to eight humpback whales , three of those attacks were deadly.
New findings
Beyond the confirmation of battle theory between orcas and other species of cetaceans, another interesting finding was made. Humpback whales are not as passive as previously thought , in fact, when they are attacked by orcas they seek to protect themselves by swimming much faster and trying go into reefs.
In addition, mothers often remove their young from the danger represented by killer whales and can even hit them.More surprising is that in addition to mothers, other humpback whales function as protectors of the smallest, interposing on the way to the killer whales.
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