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Study reveals killer whales share food with humans in display of altruism

Gail P Sherman
Jul 02, 2025
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Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative Psychology found that they also share with humans.

In 2015, Jared Towers was filming when two whales from the same pod dropped food in front of him. The whales eventually took the food back and swam away. He had a similar…

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