An image of a young humpback with an adult southern right whale has stunned researchers and left them scrambling to find out if adoption between different species of the ocean giants has been documented.
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
dv said:
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
Clearly. However, what are they doing together?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
Clearly. However, what are they doing together?
(shrugs) Eating? Just passing each other momentarily on their way to their respective grounds?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
Clearly. However, what are they doing together?
clustering
dv said:
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
Baby whales do not survive on their own and groups of whales along the south coast of Australia are most unusual, especially of different species.
dv said:
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
On the other hand, we do have documentary evidence of cetacean adolescents forming a group of mixed species for several months (or only weeks?) after separation from family.
mollwollfumble said:
dv said:
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
On the other hand, we do have documentary evidence of cetacean adolescents forming a group of mixed species for several months (or only weeks?) after separation from family.
Numbers of different mammal species adopt each other or care for the young not of their species so its not unprecedented.
Cymek said:
mollwollfumble said:
dv said:
Seems a big call from just one photo showing them in proximity
On the other hand, we do have documentary evidence of cetacean adolescents forming a group of mixed species for several months (or only weeks?) after separation from family.
Numbers of different mammal species adopt each other or care for the young not of their species so its not unprecedented.
and they are often mammals.