Re: Orca "two cultures" support?

From: Mark Crosby (crosby_m@rocketmail.com)
Date: Wed Oct 08 1997 - 14:30:04 MDT


---"Michael M. Butler" wrote:
> The story goes that there are two cultures of killer whale,
genetically
> indistinguishable (i.e., one species) but with no cross-breeding
evident:
> the pelagic, ocean-roaming, husky-eating, kayak-tipping "wolf pack"
variety
> and the Puget-Sound-local, salmon-eating, laid-back "Shamu" variety.
> Allegedly, they speak two *different "languages"*, too.

I recall reading something about this a few years back in National
Geographic...

Mark Crosby

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