The Truth of Orca Evolution

Orcas are the apex predators of the modern oceans and are incredibly complex, social animals. But how did these remarkable creatures evolve? The fossil record has preserved a few extinct members of the Killer Whale lineage, and in this video we'll be exploring what we know about the ancient evolution of these cetaceans. Become a Member today!:    / @bengthomas   One World: ‪@OneWorldNT‬ Join our Discord server:   / discord   Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1PIEagv Music by Geographer Subscribe to explore the wonderful life around you! Social Media: ►Twitter:   / bengthomas42   ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/1PIEagv ►Subreddit:   / bengthomas   Sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomm... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1... https://academic.oup.com/jhered/artic... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1... https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/artic... https://web.archive.org/web/201107160... https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RI... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/n... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcinus... https://etd.adm.unipi.it/t/etd-111420... https://dl.ndl.go.jp/view/download/di... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcinus... https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/10... https://www.cell.com/current-biology/...