根据第六段It makes sense that western North Atlantic orcas would have higher pollutants,due to their diet,but "you would expect less contaminants overall in the Arctic compared to industrialized areas," such as
In the southern Gulf of California, a pod of killer whales surfaces in the glassy morning water. It’s hunting time. But for this group of orcas—unlikeother orca groups in the Pacificor the Atlantic—it seems no prey is too large. Not even awhale shark...
On September 23, 2020, Spain's government banned(禁止)boats of less than 50 feet in length from sailing in the 60-mile stretch of the Atlantic coastline between Ferrol and the Estac a de Bares Cape,where the attacks have been happening.Researchers across the world are trying to explain the...
either in Galicia or in the Strait," said co-author Alfredo López Fernandez, a biologist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal and representative of the Grupo de Trabajo Orca Atlántica, or Atlantic Orca Working Group.
This North Atlantic subpopulation, like many orca pods, is distinct from others indiet,culture,dialectand genetics. These orcas don’t mingle with those outside their pod, so it is unlikely this behaviour will spread to other populations of orcas, though it could spread through some of th...
hourbynineorcas,causingtheboattorotate(旋转)180degreesandhavingitsengineswitchedoff.Sincethen,over30moresimilarincidentshavebeenreported.OnSeptember23,2020,Spain'sgovernmentbannedboatsoflessthan50feetinlengthfromsailinginthe60-milestretchoftheAtlanticcoastlinebetweenFerrolandtheEstacadeBaresCape,wheretheattackshave...
My impression was that they were interested in the boat’s propeller, and the currents it created – they came so close on one occasion that we had to take the engine out of gear to prevent an injury. So, approaching boats is not novel. Damaging them in such a determined way is, howe...
"I saw them look at boats carrying fish. Ithink they know humans are somehow related to food shortages, "says Ken Balcomb, senior scientist at the Center for WhaleResearch in Washington, USA. (有些研究员认为可能是由于人类过度捕猎虎鲸为食的鱼类引起的,导致虎鲸吃不饱不能喂养幼鲸。Ken Balcomb...
Two of the orcas off NantucketNew England Aquarium The Orca population is believed to be very small in western North Atlantic waters, the aquarium says. In fact, they say a large male orca named "Old Thom" is the only killer whale regularly seen in the area, and he is known to sometime...
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