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Orca seen foster parenting a pilot whale calf for first time

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Saedís, an orca, with a long-finned pilot whale calf at her aspect

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An extended-finned pilot whale calf has been documented swimming behind the flipper of a feminine orca – in “echelon”, or the mother-and-calf place – for the primary time. How the inter-species pair got here collectively is unknown, main researchers to wonder if the calf was adopted or kidnapped.

In August 2021, a whale-watching tour close to Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland noticed a pod of three orcas with a shock visitor. Marie-Thérèse Mrusczok on the West Iceland Nature Analysis …

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