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killer whale stories: 3 news summaries

Long-Living Whales Shed Light on Menopause

Females see offspring through to maturity

Feb 3, 09 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Stumped scientists finally have a clue about the evolutionary purpose of post-menopausal women. Female killer whales—who outlive males by decades—stick around to nurture their kin through maturity, the Los Angeles Times reports. Similarly, human mamas may stick around to ensure their kids really, truly, don't need them anymore.... More »

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evolution • reproduction • women • menopause • mammals • killer whale

To Find the Killer Whale, Scientists Think Like One

Off of Scotland, team stakes out its prey

Jan 25, 09 5:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Killer whales spend most of their time tracking their prey, and so do the scientists who study them. Marine biologists at Scotland's St. Andrews University spent 3 months among the Shetland Islands in search of their cetacean quarry, and caught sight of whales only about 12 times. They explain to... More »

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Scotland • whales • marine biology • orca • killer whale

 Puget Sound's Orcas in Trouble 


Oct 25, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The orca population in Washington’s Puget Sound is dropping, and scientists think a scarce food supply is to blame, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. A poor year for chinook salmon—and another is in the forecast—forced the killer whales to spend energy searching further afield for food. Two... More »

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food • whale • fat • salmon • Washington • starvation • PCBs • orca • killer whale • Puget Sound

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