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The matriarch whistles and the pod causes waves to knock seals off of the ice. The hungriest of the pod waits on the other side and grabs them. Then then share the food with each other. This level of coordination is pretty much unheard of in nature. Even dogs aren't this intelligent. Their level of intelligence is somewhat terrifying if you think about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VEwsI4SlY

And better (but long):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRWl77tK7Bg




Ever hear about the Eden pod? Notable because they recruited HUMANS to do the big prey killing for them.[0]

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whales_of_Eden,_Austral...


Reading that I am not sure who recruited whom, but humans can definitely be trained.


This is by far the most incredible orca story I've read. There can be little doubt after this that they're sentient.


That's a new one. Incredible.




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