Killer whale ‘grannies’ coddle their baby boys well into adulthood
From the Tyee: Killer whale ‘grannies’ coddle their baby boys well into adulthood.
Like some of their human counterparts, killer whale mothers continue to dote on their sons well into adulthood, says a new study based on two pods of resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia.
That coddling appears to help the male orcas to mate and reproduce. [continue]
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Rilla on 14 Sep 2012 at 7:40 am #
The link appears to be broken…
Gabriolan on 14 Sep 2012 at 12:30 pm #
Rilla – I just checked, and the link is working fine for me. Maybe it was a temporary problem?