Evolutionary biologists in Australia have succeeded for the first time in deciphering the genetic lineage of a famous killer whale. "Old Tom" once skilfully drove whales into the hands of their human hunters and was handsomely rewarded for it.
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"Old Tom" genetically decoded: Australia's most famous killer whale was actually New Zealander
Was aussieht wie Zahnpflege am Skelett von Old Tom ist in Wirklichkeit die Entnahme einer DNA Probe durch die Genetikerin Isabella Reeves. Source: Supplied / Flinders University/Eden Killer Whale Museum/Charlie White
Evolutionary biologists in Australia have succeeded for the first time in deciphering the genetic lineage of a famous killer whale. "Old Tom" once skilfully drove whales into the hands of their human hunters and was handsomely rewarded for it.
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By Barbara Barkhausen
Presented by Julia Grewe
Source: SBS
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