Solitary humpback whales manufacture bubble-nets as tools to increase prey intake

Several animal species use tools for foraging; however, very few manufacture and/or modify those tools. Humpback whales, which manufacture bubble-net tools while foraging, are among these rare species. Using animal-borne tag and unoccupied aerial system technologies, we examine bubble-nets manufactu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors:	A. Szabo, L. Bejder, H. Warick, M. van Aswegen, A. S. Friedlaender, J. Goldbogen, J. M. Kendall-Bar, E. M. Leunissen, M. Angot, W. T. Gough
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2024-08-01
Subjects:	tool-use energy expenditure prey manipulation foraging behaviour drones unoccupied aerial systems
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240328