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Older is better for whale moms: study (Reuters)

Source: Xtra News
Washington : DC : USA | 10 months ago  
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Older mothers may do a better job raising their children than younger, less-experienced moms, at least among killer whales, researchers reported on Monday. They studied 30 years of data to show that calves born to the oldest killer whales were 10 percent more likely to survive the critical first year...
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