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  1. Wild Killer Whales Sometimes Offer Food to Humans, Scientists Say

    In a paper published online in the Journal of Comparative Psychology, marine biologists report on 34 interactions spanning two decades in which killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the wild attempted to offer food to humans. The incid…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #altruism #Cetacea #Human #Killerwhale #Orcinus #Orcinusorca
    diningandcooking.com/2166489/w

  2. The #RicesWhale: A Whole New Species of #Whale Discovered In 2021

    Named the Rice’s whale after #DaleRice, a biologist who was the first to clue into the existence of the giant animal, it is found off the coast of #Florida in the #GulfOfMexico & was first described (the scientific term for being officially given a name) in 2021.

    #Cetacea #auspol #USPol

    theinertia.com/environment/ric

  3. On the 23nd day of #Crustmas my true love gave to me the whale barnacle, Coronula diadema (Linnaeus, 1767). These little crustaceans are considered parasites on whales. Normal, everyday barnacles live their lives attached to a rock or shell on the sea bottom. Not so for C. diadema. . .
    #arthropoda #crustacea #cirripedia #cetacea #parasite
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