Scientists have recorded an 'exceptionally rare' wild orca behavior known as 'tongue-nibbling' for the first time. The social ...

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For almost two minutes two killer whales hovered, jaws slightly open, trading gentle nibbles to each other’s tongues before ...

Prior to this instance, the “tongue-nibbling” had only been observed a handful of times in captivity. First seen in captive ...

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Other baleen whales, such as the blue whale, identify large swarms of krill and engulf them in one huge gulp. They then contract their throat pleats and use their tongue to push the water out through ...

Humpback whales eat a ton of food every day — literally, one ton or more — and they use their baleen (the hair-like structure pictured here) to consumer their meals. ©John Tunney/Shutterstock.com ...

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The ritual was known as the "Law of the Tongue". Now, fresh research has added a surprise twist, courtesy of Old Tom's skeleton, which has long been on display at the Eden Killer Whale Museum.

Humans would get the meat, but the killer whales wanted a delicacy – the tongue. After colonists dispossessed the Thaua, Europeans began capitalising on this longstanding partnership.