‘They’ve got a whole ocean to swim in and yet they’re swimming not just next to each other, but touching each other.’ If you live in a vast, featureless three-dimensional space like the ocean, daily travelling great depths and distances, there is no such thing as a home to where you can retreat every day, to connect with loved ones and feel secure. Your family group are your home, your safe space and the key to your survival. So it pays for orcas to stay close and connected, in ways that we perhaps cannot comprehend. They certainly display extraordinary levels of social support, including
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