Scientists: Whales are smarter than we think!!!

Scientists were amazed by the intelligence of whales that weave nets from air bubbles in the ocean to catch fish.

Thanks to these skills, sea giants obtain food seven times more than if they were just chasing prey. Given its size (the humpback whale can weigh up to 30 tons and reach a length of 14.5 meters, which is roughly the size of a large bus), consuming large amounts of it becomes a vital necessity.

This discovery made by scientists from the Marine Mammal Research Program at the University of Hawaii and the Alaska Whale Foundation is truly exciting.

And not only regarding the dietary system of whales, there are very few animals in the world that know how to make tools to obtain food. They not only use tools, but also create them.

The hunting tools made by whales seem like real magic. Marine mammals weave nets of small bubbles in the ocean, spinning underwater and inhaling air. Yes, there are real nets, like fishermen’s nets, with many cells that herring, salmon, and krill enter. And it’s only the whales that create it, not from ropes and fishing lines, but from bubbles.

Scientists observed humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Alaska. They recorded a video using drones and other tracking devices.

Professor Lars Badger, director of the Marine Mammal Research Program, said: “We discovered that humpback whales form complex networks of air bubbles.” It blows air with skill so that bubbles form structures in the form of inner-circulatory networks, strictly controlling details such as cell size and the entire network, depth, and distance between individual bubbles.

Moreover, whales know how to weave nets not only on their own but also in collaboration with their companions, forming what resembles a hunting team. And to create different nets depending on what you want to catch, even if it’s fatty herring or krill, which are characterized by their small size.