The diffusion of cooperative and solo bubble net feeding in Canadian Pacific humpback whales
Janie L. Wray, Éadin N. O’Mahony, Grace Baer, Nicole Robinson, Archie Dundas, Oscar E. Gaggiotti, Luke E. Rendell, Eric M. Keen
The paper studies the diffusion of cooperative and solo bubble net feeding in humpback whales, finding strong evidence for social learning in the behavior's spread.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jan 21, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition