Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first | CNN Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something other than hunting prey.

Drone footage shows #orcas using kelp in grooming each other. The kelp’s antibacterial and anti-inflammatory compounds may offer skin related health benefits to these #whales. A form of #animalselfmedication?

#zoopharmacognosy #allokelping

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Cientistas divulgaram registro inédito com #orcas usando #algas na higiene e compartilhando ‘rotina de beleza’ com outros membros do grupo. Eles acreditam que prática, chamada por eles de #allokelping, torna higiene mais eficaz e reforça interações. Saiba mais na reportagem aqui ➡️ buff.ly/DayaWET

Registro inédito mostra orcas usando algas na higiene e compartilhando ‘rotina de beleza’ Cientistas acreditam que essa prática, chamada por eles de allokelping, ajuda a tornar a higiene mais eficaz e a reforçar as interações entre as orcas

Para o #zoólogo marinho Michael Weiss, do Center for Whale Research, é emocionante descobrir que as #orcas – que estão entre os animais mais inteligentes do planeta – são capazes de manipular um elemento do seu ambiente (neste caso, as algas) de forma a tornar suas vidas melhores / #allokelping

A black and white orca swims through blue water from left to right with a piece of bull kelp balanced on the back of its head. Text on the screen identifies the images as created by the Center for Whale Research, under permit 27038 from the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Guess who else loves kelp? Orcas in the Pacific Northwest! Cool findings from @whaleresearch.bsky.social: www.science.org/content/arti... #algae #ToolUse #nereocystis #SalishSea #allokelping

#Orca s betreiben gegenseitige Körperpflege mit #Werkzeug en - sie nutzen dafür Tangstiele.
#Allokelping