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In this week’s podcast episode of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, we explore the rich history of New Zealand's Māori people.
This week, see zombie fungi trapped in an amber fossil, explore the sun’s hidden south pole, meet tool-using whales that ...
In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...
Researchers have identified a fascinating behavior in killer whales, aka orcas: they sometimes offer to share their prey with ...
While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...
Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about ...
Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...
Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...
A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of ...
Scientists documented 34 remarkable cases of wild killer whales trying to give food to humans across four oceans over 20 ...
Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting ...
Orcas, often referred to as "killer whales," have earned their intimidating nickname for a reason. These magnificent ...