... Paper 1pAB3, "Effects of sound on the behavior of toothed whales" will be presented at 1:40 p.m. ... call amplitude of endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)." will be presented at 2: ...
Thirty false killer whales swam ashore on a beach near the Thai resort isle of Phuket, but local residents and hotel staff saved all but one of them, a marine official said Friday.
Newly identified types of Antarctic killer whales feed off of ice shelves that may soon be gone, due to global warming.
Seven Puget Sound orcas (killer whales) are missing, presumed dead - a severe drop in the population (almost 10%). What's causing the sharp decline in whales?
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A killer whale's favorite meal is king salmon, according to a new study that found these sophisticated predators scan wide ocean regions listening for their favorite fish.
Using their natural sonar, some killer whales seem able to detect chinook salmon and will seek them out even when other fish are more plentiful, a new study says.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said on ...
... new study of pygmy killer whales — one of the least understood marine mammal species — shows ... less than 200 individuals, in this distinct pygmy killer whale population off the islands. The population ...
The most contaminated wildlife on Earth--killer whales in the Pacific Northwest--are picking up nearly all their chemicals from Chinook salmon in polluted ocean waters off the West Coast, according to ...
... maternal experience, or they may allocate more effort to their offspring relative to younger females".
Killer whales are extremely long lived, with one female believed to be more than 90 years old ...
Two new baby killer whales have been spotted off the southern coast of Vancouver Island, raising the count of the beleaguered southern resident population to 85.
The federal government is making it illegal to damage the habitat of critically endangered killer whales off the coast of B.C. - and a coalition of environmental groups is taking credit.
The population of false killer whales in waters close to Hawaii appears to have dramatically declined over the past 20 years, a new study says.
Hundreds of killer whales from different pods regularly meet up to socialise, scientists discover.
Like people at a crowded cocktail party, killer whales raise
their voices to be heard in busy waters. This may mean the animals
are wearing themselves out to communicate during hunts, new
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