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Orcas might be exfoliating with kelp tools

Seattle Now

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4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Southern resident orcas are using kelp tools to groom each other. The fact our local orcas do this grooming together, as a social behavior, is a big deal. Dr. Michael Weiss from the Center for Whale Research explains more about it and what it could mean for future marine research.

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0:00.0

I'm Dyer Oxley and on the latest episode of Meet Me Here, we debate whether it's a good idea to name your baby after a character in pop culture.

0:09.7

I'm a bit partial to Fox from the X-Files or Cooper from Twin Peaks, a little local flavor.

0:15.5

In this very personal episode, two baby name experts join me and my pregnant wife, Nina, to help us make the biggest

0:22.4

decision yet in our unborn child's life. Listen to meet me here on the KUOWW app or wherever you get

0:29.1

your podcast. Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. Southern resident

0:39.5

orcas are using kelp tools to groom each other. The fact that our local orcas do this grooming

0:44.8

together as a social behavior is a big deal. In a minute, Dr. Michael Weiss from the Center for Whale

0:50.5

Research will tell us more about it and what it could mean for future marine research.

0:54.8

But first, let's get you caught up.

1:02.4

A preliminary report into the cause of the Air India flight that crashed killing 290 people

1:08.4

is expected in the next couple of days, according to Reuters.

1:12.3

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed just 32 seconds after takeoff June 12th.

1:18.1

The investigation is focusing on the engine fuel control switches.

1:22.3

A source told Reuters the investigation has not raised any immediate concerns over mechanical failure.

1:28.5

Washington State is booming, but not in the way you might think.

1:32.3

The Seattle Times, FYI guy crunched the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and noted

1:37.4

a demographic shift.

1:39.3

For the first time, in most of the state's counties, adults over 65 outnumbered children under 18. The Times

1:47.2

notes there are still more children than adults 65 and over in Washington, but the two groups

1:53.2

are trending in opposite directions. And if you're thinking about getting out of town this

1:58.4

weekend, you might want to leave early. By Friday night at

2:01.8

11, Washdot says there will be closures along Southbound I-5 at Seattle Convention Center,

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