Evolution: Killer whale bites and appetites

Evolution: Killer whale bites and appetites

A newly discovered fossil dolphin shows that modern killer and false-killer whales evolved from fish-eating ancestors. While today both species occasionally feed on large warm-blooded prey, including seals and other whales, this diet specialization has evolved only recently. A newly discovered fossi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2022-04, Vol.32 (8), p.R375-R377
Hauptverfasser: Berta, Annalisa, Kienle, Sarah S., Lanzetti, Agnese
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Animals
Appetite
Diet
Seals, Earless
Whale, Killer
Whales
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Zusammenfassung:A newly discovered fossil dolphin shows that modern killer and false-killer whales evolved from fish-eating ancestors. While today both species occasionally feed on large warm-blooded prey, including seals and other whales, this diet specialization has evolved only recently. A newly discovered fossil dolphin shows that modern killer and false-killer whales evolved from fish-eating ancestors. While today both species occasionally feed on large warm-blooded prey, including seals and other whales, this diet specialization has evolved only recently.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.001