Snams Employ Their Excrement as a Hidden Weapon Against the Orcs

Snams Employ Their Excrement as a Hidden Weapon Against the Orcs

[Article initialement publié en mars 2024] The sperm whales (physeter macrocephalus) are at the top of the food chain. These are superpredateurs who do not have much to fear in the oceans, if not plastic and sound pollution linked to human activity. However, this does not mean that the sperm whale is never attacked by other species. Orca attacks against sperm whales are rare, but not nonexistent. Sometimes the orcas are so hungry that they atta…

[Article originally published in March 2024] The cachalots (Physeter macrocephalus) are at the top of the food chain. They are superpredators who do not have much to fear in the oceans, if this is the plastic and noise pollution related to human activity. However, this does not mean that the cachalot is never attacked by other species. Orc attacks on cachalots are rare, but not non-existent. Sometimes the orcas are so hungry that they get bigger…