The Humboldt Current’s orcas have yet to be assigned to an ecotype, and their hunting behavior provides clues about where the ...
the researcher aimed the far end of the pole to press an electronic tag onto the whale near its dorsal fin. For a few hours, the tag’s two microphones captured the various sounds the orca heard ...
The Salish Sea—the inland coastal waters of Washington and British Columbia—is home to two unique populations of fish-eating ...
The labels help researchers track different whales, and the CWR said each orca has a distinct and prominent dorsal fin. With the calf, 31-year-old L90 becomes a first-time mother, according to the OC.
The cellphone-sized Dtags, which attach noninvasively just below an orca’s dorsal fin via suction cups, collect data on three-dimensional body movements, position, depth and other environmental data ...
Orca in Whangārei Harbour this week have delighted both experts and nature-lovers alike, putting on a display as they hunt ...
The accompanying footage, captured by Domenic Biagini of Gone Whale Watching San Diego, shows a tethered Fin gazing intently at the orcas while expressing an apparent desire to leap overboard and ...
A study from the University of Washington confirms what scientists have long speculated about how marine vessel noise interferes with whales. Female orcas with young calves avoid areas where boat ...
Killer Whale Tales will be performed by Jeff Hogan, a long-time whale researcher, and professional photographer.
But with binoculars trained on the horizon, the boat’s captain is on the lookout for something potentially far more unsettling: orcas, also known as killer whales, who in recent years have taken ...
ABOARD A BOAT IN THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR — From the surface, the azure waters seem calm and inviting in this narrow patch where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea. Spain’s arid ...