Study Raises Questions About Whether Inbreeding Contributing To Decline In Washington Killer Whales

A new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington’s Salish Sea and Puget Sound.

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