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Promenea · 06-02-2005, 02:05 PM

There is a very nice article in one of the last few National Geographics on different populations of Orcas and their feeding patterns. It seems that only a subsection of the population feeds on seals and the seals seem to know which ones do and which don't. The researchers implied that there was enough differences both in behavior and morphology that the seal eating orcas could be considered a subspecies or perhaps even a distinct species. The article is worth reading.

06-02-2005, 02:05 PM	#13
Promenea Resident President Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 86	There is a very nice article in one of the last few National Geographics on different populations of Orcas and their feeding patterns. It seems that only a subsection of the population feeds on seals and the seals seem to know which ones do and which don't. The researchers implied that there was enough differences both in behavior and morphology that the seal eating orcas could be considered a subspecies or perhaps even a distinct species. The article is worth reading.