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Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association :: E-Newsletter :: February 2006 :: Killer Whales
Originally named "whale killers" by Spanish sailors because of their efficient pack hunting of whales, killer whales eventually received their new fearsome moniker because of a transposition of the Spanish words. ... pods solely by the sounds they make. One of the most interesting aspects of the killer whale is its social connections. They tend to congregate in maternal groups, with a mother and ...
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The Icelandic live-capture fishery for killer whales, 1976-1988
The Icelandic live-capture fishery for killer whales, 1976-1988 Rit Fiskideildar - Journal of the Marine Research Institute Vol. 11, Reykjavk 1988. 317 pp. Jhann Sigurjnsson, Stephen Leatherwood (guest editors): North Atlantic Killer Whales. Workshop on North Atlantic Killer Whales, Provincetown, 11-14 May 1987.
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The Early Attitude Towards Killer Whales
Roman scholar, who wrote in Volume IX of his natural history books that A Killer Whale cannot be properly depicted or described except as an enormous mass of flesh armed with savage ... as threats to their lives as well as their livelihoods. In Norway it was feared that Killer Whales were decimating herring stocks, so the government encouraged hunting of this species by whalers, even ...
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The First Captive Killer Whales - A Changing Attitude
Namu: "It was as if my every conscious wish became the whales command." Namu and Griffin performed together for 11 months until Namu contracted a bacterial infection ... and they still possessed the mental flexibility to adapt to a captive situation. Five other killer whales were removed from the population either because they were accidentally caught in nets or ...
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Orcagirl Digital Services : One person in Search of Pacific Northwest Killer Whales
Orcagirl Digital Services : One person in Search of Pacific Northwest Killer Whales ORCAGIRL DIGITAL SERVICES Home about subjects services STORE Welcome to ORCAGIRL Pacific northwest killer whales or orcas (transients, southern residents, northern residents) are incredible creatures! We are learning new amazing things about them all the time. Sadly, they are officially the most contaminated ...
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Killer Whale Survey
Killer Whale Survey Falklands Conservation Killer Whale Survey This Report describes two weeks of observation of killer whales (Orcinus orca) at Sea Lion Island. Two specific groups were recognised one group of six was photographed with individual charactistics identified. This is the first attempt at an in-shore study of cetaceans of the Falkland ...
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Ecobeetle's Endangered Species - Killer Whale - Conservation Information,Pictures,Facts,Links,Books
Residents eat mostly fish and transients specialize on a marine mammal diet. Resident and transient whales do intermingle socially, but there is some indication that the DNA of the two groups is sufficiently distinct to identify them as separate groups. In the Pacific Northwest, resident Killer Whales are often referred to as belonging to southern, northern and offshore groups. The southern ...
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Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark
QuickTime movie) SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) -- Move over, Jaws. An underwater battle captured on videotape proves that killer whales are the kings of the sea. The first known videotape of a clash between a killer ... with a 10-foot-long great white shark in her jaws. "We were stunned," Schramm said. The killer whale eventually swam away from the boat and began thrashing the shark on the surface of the ...
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Orca - Killer Whale - Aquattic Mammal - The Orca
Then, they stay together in a family unit called a pod which includes cows, bulls and calves. Killer whales talk to one another with a language of clicking sounds which are high-pitched and these sounds travel extremely well through water. Whales can hear one another up to five miles away. If the sounds are obstructed by something, they return to the ...
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Whales
Dr. James Darling, With The Whales Photograph of humpback © Copyright 2001, Cetacean Society International, Inc. More about this topic Pearl Catch Game Underwater Creatures Eco-Field Guide Acid Lake Printables Killer Whale Humpback Whale Beluga Whale Eathday Canada: Make Every Day Earth Day Blog Contests Have Your Say ...
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