The types of cetacean cultural behavior patterns described (primarilyfood-related and communication-related) reflect a very differentresearch focus than that found in primatology, where dietaryvariation and food processing is emphasized and other potentially“cultural” patterns have (until recently) been relatively neglected.The lack of behavioral research in all but a few cetacean species isalso notable, as it mirrors a bias in primatology towards only a fewgenera.