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They Analyze 28,000 Photographs over 20 Years and Discover Behaviors Never Seen in the Rarest Orca in the World: There Are only 207 Identified Specimens All over the Planet
For years, the D-type orca was almost a ghost of the ocean. It appeared in fishermen’s accounts, in loose photos and in some stumps, but science had barely enough pieces to complete the puzzle. Now, a new study changes the image quite enough. Researchers have reviewed more than two decades of observations and have identified interoceanic movements of up to 4428 kilometers in these subantartic orcas, something described as unique among the well-k…
For years, the D-type orca was almost a ghost of the ocean. It appeared in fishermen’s accounts, in loose photos and in some stumps, but science had barely enough pieces to complete the puzzle. Now, a new study changes the image quite enough. Researchers have reviewed more than two decades of observations and have identified interoceanic movements of up to 4428 kilometers in these subantartic orcas, something described as unique among the well-k…