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Orca mothers make ‘lifelong sacrifice’ for sons

Orca mothers make ‘lifelong sacrifice’ for sons

Science
Center for Whale ResearchBy Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsA study of orcas in the North Pacific has revealed that mothers make a "lifelong sacrifice" for their sons.Rearing a son significantly reduced a female killer whale's chance of reproducing in the future. The energy they need to feed sons appears to compromise their health, leaving them less able to reproduce and raise other young."Mothers sacrifice their own food and their own energy," said Prof Darren Croft from the University of Exeter. Orcas remain closely bonded to their families throughout their lives. But while young female offspring become independent in adulthood, males depend on their mothers - even demanding a share of the food that their matriarchs catch. Prof Croft described it as a "new insight into the co...
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino bemoans Heung-min Son’s red card after Andre Gomes’ horrific leg injury

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino bemoans Heung-min Son’s red card after Andre Gomes’ horrific leg injury

Sports
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino does not think Heung-min Son should have been sent off for his tackle on Andre Gomes.The Everton midfielder suffered a terrible leg injury after a 78th-minute challenge from Son, who was subsequently reduced to tears and given his marching orders by referee Martin Atkinson in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Goodison Park. AFP or licensors Andre Gomes fell awkwardly after being fouled by Heung-min Son The Tottenham forward is set to miss Premier League games against Sheffield United, West Ham and Bournemouth. When asked if Son should have been sent off, Pochettino told talkSPORT: “No, no, definitely not. “Everyone saw it was a challenge for the ball with the bad luck of the contact and Andre’s landing producing the injury. “But it wa...
Masa Son’s multi-generational vision is running into a brick wall: The public markets

Masa Son’s multi-generational vision is running into a brick wall: The public markets

Finance
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group at the SoftBank World 2018 event in Tokyo, Japan.Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSoftBank is learning the biggest obstacle to success for its $ 100 billion Vision Fund are the public markets. That's where founder and CEO Masayoshi Son's long-term ambitions are colliding head-on with the near-term expectations of Wall Street.The theme of Son's Vision Fund, which has already deployed more than $ 70 billion in dozens of companies (primarily privately held technology companies) is to bet big and move quickly. In one of the fund's first press releases, SoftBank explained the purpose was to expedite building businesses that will make the next stage of the Industrial Revolution possible, requiring "unprecedented large sca...