Emma Luck on Instagram: "Female killer whales are not as physically large and distinctive as their male counterparts, but they still go through developmental milestones of their own! As calves and juveniles,
![Killer whales abandon their female offspring as they mature but continue to care for males | Science | EL PAÍS English Killer whales abandon their female offspring as they mature but continue to care for males | Science | EL PAÍS English](https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/Ajl_QQQ89MnGTcu788i4HwxDYIQ=/1960x1470/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/N3EZGY33HRECFA7HTJRWGINYXY.jpg)
Killer whales abandon their female offspring as they mature but continue to care for males | Science | EL PAÍS English
![Emma Luck on X: "Cool new paper alert! 🚨 A new study, published today in Current Biology, shows that male killer whales recieve fewer injuries from other killer whales when their postreproductive Emma Luck on X: "Cool new paper alert! 🚨 A new study, published today in Current Biology, shows that male killer whales recieve fewer injuries from other killer whales when their postreproductive](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1iAC0TaUAAxbT5.jpg:large)
Emma Luck on X: "Cool new paper alert! 🚨 A new study, published today in Current Biology, shows that male killer whales recieve fewer injuries from other killer whales when their postreproductive
![🔥 Male Orca size vs Female and baby: His mother and younger sibling, male orcas are nature's biggest momma's boys. They spend their entire lives with their families and will even die 🔥 Male Orca size vs Female and baby: His mother and younger sibling, male orcas are nature's biggest momma's boys. They spend their entire lives with their families and will even die](https://preview.redd.it/xq5pwzjijx051.png?auto=webp&s=1c0e468d241e68715538ab33874e179491fd46ee)