How does killer whales reproduce

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Science Coronavirus Coverage How antivirals may change the course of the pandemic. Little is known of actual mating encounters but genetic evidence DNA analysis shows that there is no mating within the matrilineal group. This behavior prevents inbreeding. How it is accomplished is unknown. It may be by recognition of their dialects. Each of these matrilineal groups has its own dialect that changes from time to time but all of the whales within one matrilineal group use the same dialect.

It would seem that mating may only occur between two individuals that had different dialects. This is only a theory but a plausible answer. GA image. Females live an average life of 50 years , but there are some that are estimated to be over 90 years old. The whale K7 was probably born in and may be the oldest killer whale alive today. The whale named Granny J2 was thought to have been born in Unable to display content. Please upgrade your Flash player.

Download Adobe's free Macromedia Flash Player. Marine life parks have been able to learn a great deal about killer whale reproduction. Killer Whales Index. Scientific Classification.