<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > killer whale that eats great white sharks as snacks, and is a well-deserved "ocean overlord", but there have been no incidents of killer whales hurting people in the wild, and they are also very friendly to humans. After understanding the reasons behind it, I realized that the IQ of killer whales was so high! </h1>
In 1966, a Vietnamese fishing boat sank while fishing off the Pacific coast, killing nine of the 18 crew members instantly. The rest of the crew were rescued in the water by a herd of killer whales and finally returned to land safely with the help of killer whales!
In 1995, a transport ship from Indonesia to the Atlantic Ocean, on the way encountered a small storm, two crew members fell into the water, due to the harsh environment, can not be rescued in time, in a life and death moment was seen by a group of killer whales, killer whales will sink into the water two crew members to support, and finally the two were rescued safely back to the ship.
The deceptive behavior of killer whales that do not hurt people and rescue people who have fallen into the water has been inconclusive in the scientific community! Why don't killer whales eat food to their mouths, is human flesh not fragrant? Doesn't meet the appetite of killer whales? With many questions, I went to find information about killer whales, did not look at it, did not know, and was startled by the high IQ of killer whales.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > how high is the IQ of killer whales? </h1>
Killer whales are the largest species in the family of toothed whales, also known as killer whales, killer whales, and orcas. The adult killer whale is about 8 meters long and weighs between 3.6 tons and 5.4 tons, a real ocean giant! Killer whales live in a wide area, they have no specific place to live, and killer whales are found in all the oceans on Earth. In addition to parts of the Baltic, Black and Arctic Oceans, killer whales are found in icy Arctic and Antarctic regions, from temperate subtropics to tropical waters.
Killer whales are very intelligent carnivores that sit at the very top of the marine food chain and have a wide range of diets, including fish, marine mammals, marine invertebrates, seabirds and turtles. But killer whales will also prey on terrestrial mammals once they have the opportunity, and it can be said that killer whales eat whatever they want, and there are almost no natural enemies!
Although the name of the killer whale has a whale character, it belongs to the dolphin family, and like the giant panda, the killer whale also has a black and white skin.
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Killer whales have a very high IQ, have their own language, even dialects, and when hunting, the entire area is filled with killer whale sounds. It was as if they were discussing tactics and exchanging plans with each other, but the zoologists analyzed very different situations, and the voices were indeed chattering, but the content was ridicule of each other.
Older killer whales are always full of dirty words, and the unruly novice killer whales are scolded to the point of blood. For killer whales, these chirping languages are extremely important, killer whales have no writing, can only impart knowledge through language, so it is extremely important that the information expressed in language is accurate.
Killer whales have many different groups, so there are many different dialects, they meet in the ocean and chat with each other, chat about hunting experience, if they don't agree, it is common to fight and scold.
Killer whales not only have their own language, but what surprises humans the most is that the killer whale civilization has given birth to society in a long evolution.
Matrilineal families are the most basic and important social units of killer whales, with an average of 5 to 6 members per family. Families are related to blood relations, several similar families form communities, and then several communities with common ancestors form clans, and different clans eventually form a society.
Killer whales are highly socialized animals, and resident killer whales form very stable matriarchal social families (similar to the tribal era of primitive human societies). Some of the killer whales' complex social behaviors, hunting techniques, and vocal communication are considered evidence that killer whales have their own culture.
The relationship between the family members of the killer whale is very close, not inferior to that of human society. Male whales do not leave their mothers for the rest of their lives, only occasionally leave to find other female killer whales for mating, and after mating, they will return to their own populations, and the newborn killer whales live with their mothers! Female whales may leave their mothers when they reach adulthood, which shows that the society of killer whales is not simple, and different killer whale ecological types have subtle or obvious differences.
In terms of size, male whales have more advantages, but old females have the experience and wisdom accumulated by the family for generations. Old females can not only guide the whales to food, but also deliver young females, teaching them how to fulfill the responsibilities of a mother.
And there are data that the killer whale colony led by the female whale will not easily give up the partners who cannot hunt. When food is scarce, they also share food with their families and share the weight of life.
Killer whales are typical of matriarchal societies and also live in groups. The smallest groups of killer whales are only two or three, the larger groups will consist of 40 to 50 killer whales, and even the largest group has been reported to be made up of hundreds of killer whales.
Larger groups of killer whales like these are generally made up of 20% mature males and 20% female killer whales, plus 60% females and immature females. They swim very fast, reaching more than 50 kilometers per hour, and they will hunt together to enjoy their prey together, rarely leaving the group for more than a few hours.
Killer whales dominate the ocean almost as much as they want, and even the ferocious great white shark is the delicacy of killer whales. Killer whales also hunt in teams, and if three or five killer whales go rounding up and killing a shark, it is common sense to go straight up and bite it, but the clever killer whales do not do this, because they think it would be too much of a failure to say that one accidentally bites a shark. So they will be particularly cautious, ensuring their own safety while ensuring that they catch their prey.
Killer whales rely on intelligence to hunt very strategically, it will have two killer whales, while from the shark above and below at the same time in the opposite direction of the rush, so that disturb the flow of water, so that the shark out of balance, upside down, belly up, these sharks will enter a state of value, incapacitated, a little longer, a moment will suffocate.
At this time, the killer whale will go up to bite the shark's belly with confidence, there is absolutely no danger in eating the shark's internal organs, the super high hunting skills are amazingly powerful and extraordinary wisdom, the killer whale is undoubtedly the overlord of the sea!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="29" Why are killer whales friendly to humans >? </h1>
1, first of all, humans are not in the recipes of killer whales, for what they have not eaten, most animals still maintain a cautious attitude! After all, killer whales eat great white sharks, sea lions, seals, schools of fish, and although they occasionally eat food on land, clever killer whales know that humans can't be its mouth food!
2. Secondly, killer whales can communicate through language, from the day humans began to sail history, from canoes to sailing ships to modern cruise ships, smart as killer whales, what they see and hear is passed on through language. For example, in some areas and seas, if there is a phenomenon of human hunting killer whales, then the killer whales that escape in this sea area will exchange information sources through language, telling other killer whales that it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time away from danger. If there has been a phenomenon of humans rescuing killer whales in this area, it is also through language communication that the people here are friendly, so the killer whales here will appear very docile.
3, there is a 2004 study showed that the brain structure of killer whales and human brain structure is strikingly similar, often said that if it is not killer whales without hands, there will be a civilization as brilliant as humans. Killer whales and humans not only have highly folded cortical sulcus, but also highly similar brain regions, and their important brain regions that control cognition and emotion are equally highly developed.
Killer whales have similar brains to humans, similar ways of thinking, and feel sorry for humans. The races that have received human help will be close to humans, hunted and killed, know that humans are not good, and hide away when they see it. Nature is the weak and the strong, who is the strong is the boss, killer whales this high iq animal through the inheritance of language, already know that human beings are not easy to mess with!
And the friendly and intimate behavior of humans in the ocean is also explained, and the killer whale probably thinks like this: I can't afford to provoke you, I can hide! If you encounter a human who is shipwrecked at sea, you can help it, and you will see each other in the future!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" > injuries to killer whales in captivity</h1>
In fact, it is not, killer whale injuries also occur from time to time, but they all occur in captive aquariums, and killer whales really want to hurt people easily. In 2010, in the world's largest marine world pavilion, a killer whale "Tilikum" tore its trainer at the scene of the performance after the performance. The beast trainer Dawn was still looking at the clever killer whale smiling one second ago, and he couldn't imagine that the next second he would die in the mouth of his work partner.
This incident was not accidental, before that, from 1988 to 1999, "Tilikum" had two previous convictions, and the third murder, not an accident, was a long-planned murder. After analyzing the reasons, SeaWorld's top brass thought that perhaps "Tilikum" was emotionally destroyed, psychologically traumatized, imprisoned for a long time to overdraw its own value, and it killed because it was depressed and overwhelmed.
After the third killing, "Tirikum" was kept in captivity and floated aimlessly in the pool, the dorsal fin bent to declare the last despair and confusion. On January 6, 2017, "Tilikum" died, living for thirty-six years from being captured to Ocean Park at the age of 2 to his death. Ironically, the world's oldest centenarian killer whale, nicknamed "Grandma," was also confirmed to have died that day, unlike Tirikum, who never left the ocean in its entire life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="42" > written at the end</h1>
In addition to the killer whales in captivity in the aquarium, killer whale injuries have been reported, and there have been no killer whale injuries in the wild, and the killer whale, the ocean overlord, even when captured by humans, only emits a loud cry. The highly intelligent killer whales are full of friendliness and awe to humans, but humans keep killer whales in captivity and train them as tools to make money.
In order to win the hearts of tourists, behind this is the endless torture and pain of killer whales, when people enjoy the animal performance in the aquarium, there may be a blood-stained story behind it!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" > picture from the network, invasion and deletion! </h1>