Article from Motherboard—Tech by Vice dated October 4, 2018—byline Tracey Lindeman24
Article from Motherboard—Tech by Vice dated October 4, 2018—byline Tracey Lindeman Motherboard—Tech by ViceRESEARCHERS HAD ‘NO IDEA’ KILLER WHALES COULD DIVE THIS DEEP
RESEARCHERS HAD ‘NO IDEA’ KILLER WHALES COULD DIVE THIS DEEPBC-based marine researcher Jared Towers witnessed a tagged killer whale diving 3,566 feet to snag some toothfish off a long commercial fishing line. More than 60 killer whales and 40 sperm whales were studied, though just one of each was tagged because whales aren’t particularly cooperative, said Towers.
“We had no idea they were physiologically capable of diving this deep,” said Towers.
Killer whales, depending on size, can eat between 200-400 pounds of fish a day. They also of
