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It is difficult to determine with certainty the altruistic character of a given animal behaviour. Indeed, guessing their motive is no easy task! However, researchers have certainly documented what appears to be manifestations of altruism in cetaceans. Research provides insight into an aspect of the world of whales that is still poorly known, but oh-so fascinating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is difficult to determine with certainty the altruistic character of a given animal behaviour. Indeed, guessing their motive is no easy task! However, researchers have certainly documented what appears to be manifestations of altruism in cetaceans. Research provides insight into an aspect of the world of whales that is still poorly known, but oh-so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12841,"featured_media":59163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whale-qa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDo whales exhibit altruism? 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