Beaked whales may evade killer whales by silently diving in sync
When hunting, the mammals dive deep as a silent group and ascend far from where they dove
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Blainville’s beaked whales surface for air off the coast of the Canary Islands, Spain. New research shows how beaked whales engage in highly synchronized diving to evade detection by predators like killer whales.
J Alcazar/Univ. of La Laguna