A new study in the Aquatic Mammals Journal suggests that a pod of orcas could be one previously uncategorized by researchers. These killer whales have been spotted far out to sea, as opposed to the pods that inhabit Pacific Northwest waters. The World’s host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Andrew Trites, one of the researchers behind the new study, about how they made the discovery.
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