Saed铆s, an orca, with a long-finned pilot whale calf at her side orcaguardians.org
A long-finned pilot whale calf has been documented swimming behind the flipper of a female orca 鈥 in 鈥渆chelon鈥, or the mother-and-calf position 鈥 for the first time. How the inter-species pair came together is unknown, leading researchers to wonder whether the calf was adopted or abducted.
In August 2021, a whale-watching tour near Snaefellsnes peninsula in West Iceland spotted a pod of three orcas with a surprise guest. at the West Iceland Nature Research Centre, who was on board, saw a young…
