KILLER WHALE PREDATION ON SPERM WHALES: OBSERVATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

作者: Robert L. Pitman , Lisa T. Ballance , Sarah I. Mesnick , Susan J. Chivers

DOI: 10.1111/J.1748-7692.2001.TB01000.X

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摘要: In October 1997 we observed a herd of approximately 35 killer whales (Orcinus orca) attack a pod of nine sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) 130 km off the coast of central …

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