No One Knows Why Humpbacks Are Saving Seals from Killer Whales

Altruism isn’t exactly something that one associates with the marine world–with predators and prey clearly delineated, it’s a shark-eat-shark existence down there. Except when it comes to humpback whales, apparently. One marine scientist has gathered reports of humpback whales intervening when killer whales attack. All well and good when the target prey is a humpback calf, but in the majority … Continue reading →