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Farallones marine sanctuary is unusual because the whales were identified as members of the Resident population, previously thought to have remained in the Pacific Northwest year-round. Researchers concluded that the ... order to ensure the population’s survival. The Center for Whale Research reports that the Resident pods include only 85 individuals, a number that is far short of the 200 that ...
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Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association :: E-Newsletter :: February 2006 :: Killer Whales
Killer whales eat a vast variety of food. Resident pods tend to specialize in a particular animal, often concentrating on herring or other fish, while transient pods follow marine mammals, including seals and large baleen whales. Incredibly cunning and crafty, killer whales are often compared to wolves, ...
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Orca Network - Our Neighbors with Fins
The strongest evidence for culture lies in the vocal dialects of resident pods; each pod has a distinctive set of 7-17 `discrete' calls (Ford 1991a; Strager ... acoustic 'clans,' suggesting another level of population structure. Ford found four distinct clans within two resident communities (Northern and Southern), and suggested that these call variations are a result of dialects ...
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Orcas of the Salish Sea, Part 1
On rare occasions even solitary males were seen. Early on, it was ... of battles for dominance. Once it was understood that there were no outcasts from the resident pods, it was determined that these small groups were actually members of a totally separate kind ...
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Resident Orcas of the Pacific Northwest
Vancouver Island are comprised of two communities: Northern Resident Community range extends from about mid Vancouver Island north to the southeast tip of Alaska. total populatoin as of 1997 ... are seen throughout the year in the inland waters around Vancouver Island . Resident pods travel about 100 miles every day and have a total range of about 500 miles. The travel ...
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Transient Orcas of the Pacific Northwest
Transient pods travel 250 miles/day and have a total range probably over 900 miles. Transients enter small ... ( seals, sea lions,and walruses) and cetaceans(dolphins, porpoises, and larger whales). Transient pods vocalize less than resident pods especially when foraging for food and the dialects of transients are made ...
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Save the Whales
Washington state to southeast Alaska, the majority are residents. I have observed that resident and transient orcas exhibit many traits that are nearly opposite in nature. Residents Transients - Eat fish ... state of Washington, is increasing. Four new calves have been identified during June. The three resident pods, identified as J, K and L, are part of a continuing study by the ...
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STW - Killer Whale
Canadian researcher, the late Michael Bigg, realized years ago that by photographing and cataloging resident pods of orcas in the waters surrounding Vancouver Island, Canada, each whale could be identified and followed over its lifetime. K.C. Balcomb III formed Orca Survey and began similar studies of resident orca pods in the American ...
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News from the Falklands June 2000
They are found in pods (groups) ranging in size from a few individuals to hundreds. The whales at Elephant Beach were ... over 200 at Port Edgar later that month. Rarer sightings have included a White-winged Coot, resident on Bleaker Islands over Christmas and throughout January. Mid-April brought a possible sighting of ...
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Ecobeetle's Endangered Species - Killer Whale - Conservation Information,Pictures,Facts,Links,Books
Behaviour: Killer Whales usually travel in small groups known as pods. The average pod size for resident whales (see definition below) is about 12 individuals but up to 59 whales has been recorded. Transient pods range from one to four individuals. Single individuals, usually males, are occasionally encountered. The social group is matrilineal ...
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