Which of the following statements about cooperative hunting in killer whales is TRUE?
A) This behavior is a well-studied example of altruism.
B) This behavior consists of a single whale dislodging a seal from an iceberg and returning to its pod with the kill.
C) This behavior consists of a coordinated effort among several whales to generate a wave, which knocks a seal off an iceberg.
D) This behavior is an example of reciprocal altruism, as only one whale involved feeds off an individual kill.
E) Cooperative hunting behavior identifies killer whales as eusocial animals.
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