Unit7TheSeaKillerwhaleshavethesecondheaviestbrainsamongmarinemammals(afterSpermwhales,whichhavethelargestbrainofanyanimal)
Theycanbetrainedincaptivity(囚禁;关押)andareoftendescribedasintelligent,althoughdefiningandmeasuring“intelligence”isdifficultinaspecieswhoseenvironmentandbehavioralstrategiesareverydifferentfromthoseofhumans
Killerwhalesimitateothers,andseemtodeliberatelyteachskillstotheirkin
OfftheCrozetIslands,motherspushtheircalvesontothebeach,waitingtopulltheyoungsterbackifneeded
Peoplewhohaveinteractedcloselywithkillerwhalesoffernumerousanecdotesdemonstrating(证明)thewhales'curiosity,playfulness,andabilitytosolveproblems
AlaskankillerwhaleshavenotonlylearnedhowtostealfishfromIonglines,butalsohaveovercomeavarietyoftechniquesdesignedtostopthem,suchastheuseofunrated(未分级的;未征税的)linesasd