Cetacea Posted August 13, 2009 #1 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Killer whales visit 'social clubs' Killer whales create and visit social clubs just like people do, scientists have discovered. Up to 100 fish-eating killer whales come together in the Avacha Gulf, off the coast of Russia. But no-one knew why the whales form these huge superpods, when they normally live in smaller groups. Now scientists report in the Journal of Ethology that these groups act as clubs in which the killer whales form and maintain social ties. Fish-eating killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Avacha Gulf live in stable groups called pods that contain an average of ten individuals and up to 20 in the largest pods. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball936 Posted August 13, 2009 #2 Share Posted August 13, 2009 haha I am thinking its more like a rave or a party of some sort. I can already see them pairing up having sex probably and orgy, the ones just standing around, the crazy ones that don't care and acting stupid, and so one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashyne Posted August 13, 2009 #3 Share Posted August 13, 2009 dancing killer whales wahhahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted August 13, 2009 #4 Share Posted August 13, 2009 haha I am thinking its more like a rave or a party of some sort. I can already see them pairing up having sex probably and orgy, the ones just standing around, the crazy ones that don't care and acting stupid, and so one. Sharks would be bouncers. Any dolphins trying to mingle will be given a fin slap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hill Posted August 13, 2009 #5 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I wonder what they talk about? whale 1 "You should of seen it, I flipped this seal up, right? and it went flying through the air for miles! ah ha ha thought it would never land!" whale 2 " er yeah, I actually think that was like, a bit out of order... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted August 13, 2009 #6 Share Posted August 13, 2009 That must be a sight to see Don't dolphins do this as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetacea Posted August 13, 2009 Author #7 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I wonder what they talk about? whale 2 " er yeah, I actually think that was like, a bit out of order... " Lol, Not unlikely especially cause the residents don't mess with the seals, so they would probably find it a bit out of order to go after them... That must be a sight to see Don't dolphins do this as well? Dolphins occasionally form super pods while travelling, or yes, to socialise but in general the smaller dolphin species (orcas being the biggest species of dolphins) live in much looser aggregations, a sort of fission-fusion society so while these orcas return back to their stable family groups after socialising this would not neccesarily be the case say, for bottlenose dolphins which might form some associations but generally will go off with who ever they want when they want. It's less of an 'event' for dolphins so to speak as they tend to do it more often. Orcas are a lot more exclusive, residents don't tend to mix with transients or offshores either, in fact they seem to avoid them completely and although they could, they do not mate with each other so that you have actually got different phenotypes evolving within a community of animals that are perfectly genetically compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshark Posted August 13, 2009 #8 Share Posted August 13, 2009 That must be a sight to see Don't dolphins do this as well? *pedant hat* Yes like orca Sorry! couldn't resist. *gets coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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