The Dolphin Communication Project has a new paper in review titled "Association and social networks based on proximity and inter-individual interactions in a group of managed care killer whales" and we sat down with three of the co-authors to hear what it's all about: Kathleen Dudzinski, Heather Manitzas Hill, and Manon Themelin. After combing through thousands of hours of video footage of killer whales at SeaWorld California socializing without people around, our intrepid group of scientists made a few interesting discoveries and observed a bunch of natural behaviors. And soon this team will be looking at even more underwater footage of killer whales socializing from around the world to see what else turns up. To hear more, listen to the podcast!
In this special episode of The Dolphin Pod, Kelly and Justin sit down to answer a whole batch of awesome questions from kid listeners! We tackle questions like:
Is a whale’s spine hard?
Why do whales have blowholes?
How long can whales stay underwater for?
How high can dolphins jump out of the water?
How long do dolphins live?
And tons more! Thanks to all the awesome kids who asked, including Arlo, Autumn, Ava, Bohannon, Casey, Christian, Claira, Emmy, Eva, Jahtasia, James, Lane, Lauchlin, Leo, Nate, Noah, Rhylin, Robert, Tristan.
This episode was made possible thanks to support from the DiverMojo Foundation
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