Looks like a new study is out, which might be the worst week to release a study in my opinion. I don't know about you but I can't operate on all cylinders after a long weekend. Anyway, this study claims that toothless whales, which filter-feed, have "human-like" brain cells. The study also found these same cells in toothed whales, like Orcas.

It's not saying that they have human brains but that researchers see some similarities in whales that only been seen in the brains of humans and great apes. These spindle neurons are thought to be involved in cognition, learning and remembering.

The report state that, "some of the behaviors seen in whales, such as intricate communication skills, the formation of alliances, cooperation, cultural transmission and tool usage".

To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if they find these all over the animal world, as much hunter gathers need to remember where the best feeding spots are and need to learn behaviors, like pack hunting, to successfully get prey.

This is just another reason that we shouldn't be hunting whales, never mind our recent attempts of serial depletion of their species but I just can't see hunting animals that have "human like brains".