Charli Grimes
@charli-ocean.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of Exeter studying the social behaviour of killer whales
Loved presenting (via wild gesticulation) at the Society of Marine Mammalogy - UK and Ireland student chapter conference this week! Awesome to see such cool work being done by ECRs. #UKIRSC26 #marinemammals #research
UKIRSC Marine Mammals@ukirsc.bsky.social · 7mo agoCharli Grimes discusses the social ontogeny of resident killer whales, exploring how lifelong social bonds form and change from early life through maturity. 🐋🤝 #UKIRSC26
We did some science. We found some things. Killer whales get by with a little kelp from their friends. Evidence of tool manufacture and use in resident killer whales - check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Manufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whales
The manufacture and use of tools, while widespread in terrestrial animals1, has been less frequently reported in marine taxa2. In cetaceans, clear exa…
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