the way gases are stored in the blood. Unlike people, whales do not have to return to the surface gradually to avoid getting thebends—the sometimes deadly formation of nitrogen bubbles caused by expanding gas in the blood. Because of this adaptation, whales can swim up and down as fast ...
False Killer Whales Spotted and TaggedCOURTESY CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVEBiologists from Cascadia Research Collective encountered a...Hurley, Timothy
Killer whales, also known as orcas, are part of the dolphin family and can live anywhere saltwater is present.
2020.Spain's transport ministry banned ships of less than 50 feet in length from sailing in the approximately 60-mile stretch of the Atlantic coastline between Ferrol and the Estaca de Bares Cape,where the attacks have been occurring.事实证明,莫里斯和她的船员并不是第一个遇到这种具有攻击性的...
The adult female killer whale, who is named Tahlequah and referred to as J35 by researchers, was spotted Saturday alone, without her deceased offspring's body, which she carried more than 1,000 miles. “J35 frolicked past my window today wi...
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are distributed widely in all oceans, although they are most common in coastal waters of temperate and high-latitude regions. The species’ distribution has not been fully described in the northwest Atlantic (NWA), where killer whales move into seasonally ice-free wat...
“When we flew over the first of two fjords, we saw more than 70,” Häussermann recalls. “We were just all silent. Someone said: ‘Oh, shit, this is a nightmare.’” Through their investigation, scientists learned that the whales found in Patagonia had died at sea—most within a ...
Family Day (February 17th) is an important time to celebrate those we love and at Orca Spirit Adventures we consider all the whales and wildlife we watch
Notes about Tillikum the killer whale: The 8-year-old mammal is the largest killer whale in captivity, at 22 feet and 11,000 pounds. He was appraised at 1.5 million dollars when purchased by SeaWorld in 1991, where he joined 13 other killer whales. He was considered dangerous, as he ...
As well as direct observation, biopsies of individuals in the wild have also shown that these orca populations are not reproducing. When female killer whales give birth, they transfer about 90 percent of the PCBs accumulated in their bodies—sometimes over decades—to their calves, purging themselv...