Pods of orcas began toying with yachts in 2020, ramming them, spinning them, and in some cases terrifying those on board. This behaviour is gaining momentum off the southwest coast of Europe and experts believe it’s being passed from orca to orca.
Our brains tell us human intelligence is unique in understanding this complicated world that our intellects make us superior to animals. But after years of studying dolphins and other marine creatures, Justin Gregg has come to the conclusion that the human brain isn’t as great as it thinks it is.
<strong>The long read:</strong> A flood of new research is overturning old assumptions about what animal minds are and aren’t capable of – and changing how we think about our own species