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rampartd

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3. i'm a little interesyed in communications aand interactions between the "distinct populations."

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2025, 07:55 AM

Feb 26

i hope someone is studying that.

https://www.wildorca.org/ask-an-expert/how-do-orcas-communicate/

Orcas communicate through pulsed calls, and whistles and these form a unique dialect for a family. They express their identity through their cultural habits, and their prey choices are central to this, and so it shapes their language.

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A Ruthless New Predator Is Moving Into the Arctic--And Scientists Are Sounding the Alarm [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 26 OP

That is so sad. SunSeeker Feb 26 #1

"the orcas' growing presence means they may struggle ..." speak easy Feb 26 #2

i'm a little interesyed in communications aand interactions between the "distinct populations." rampartd Feb 26 #3

In nature, all predators are ruthless. Old Crank Feb 26 #4

And the Bering Sea between Alaska and Siberia bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean and the south Botany Feb 26 #5