This is the first known case of wild marine mammals making tools out of objects in their environment, according to The Center for Whale Research.
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — In a paper published this week, researchers shared evidence indicating Southern Resident orca whales may not only use tools, but they are fashioning them to complete a specific task.
Scientists with the Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor observed a common behavior across all three Southern Resident pods: Whales grabbed stalks of bull kelp and used their teeth and the drag of the kelp through the water to separate a short section. The whales took
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