Why are orcas sinking boats in Spain?

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Orcas have been targeting and sinking boats off the coast of Spain, and scientists aren’t quite sure why. Orcas (Orcinus orca) otherwise known as killer whales have sunk three boats off the Iberian coast of Europe in the last few years, and this naughty behavior towards humans and their watercraft seems to be spreading. It’s […]

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How dolphins and people fish together

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Researchers have just confirmed what fishing together means for Brazilians and dolphins. They studied a centuries-old practice of dolphins and people fishing together in southern Brazil and learn it’s a symbiotic relationship which is now under threat.  The researchers report how bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus gephyreus) find schools of fish and herd them to the […]

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