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Ecobeetle's Endangered Species - Killer Whale - Conservation Information,Pictures,Facts,Links,Books
Status: The southern resident population of Killer Whales were listed as endangered and the northern residents and transients were listed as threatened in November 2001 by the Committee on the ... of Killer Whales, Orcinus orca in Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist 115: 676-701; Wilson, D.E. and S. Ruff (eds.). 1999. The Smithsonian Book of North American mammals. University of British Columbia ...
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Orcas of the Salish Sea, Part 1
Having little else to do in captive situations, they often initiate playful interactions and engage in mind games with their keepers. When encountered in their natural marine environment, however, ... sustenance. Thus competition for food between the two types of orcas is virtually eliminated. Residents and transients don't mix, nor do they interbreed. Indeed, they are well on the way ...
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Orca Network - Transient orcas
Transient orca calls were recorded on Hood Canal in February, 2003. Any attempt to describe transients, or for that matter any community of orcas, presents a challenge because the best way ... other has been recorded. Membership in each begins at birth and cultural bonds and identity continue throughout life. Residents and transients differ in diet, vocal traditions, habitat range, morphology (shape of ...
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Save the Whales
The existence of residents and transients is one of the many killer whale mysteries. One thing I know for certain is that nothing I ... with a group size ranging from one to three animals. Behaviors observed included traveling, milling, porpoising, and pop-splashing (porpoise belly flops). Porpoise were most often observed traveling (72% of the time), ...
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Marine Connection
Icelandic waters. Orcas are divided into two groups — residents and transients with each type having different food sources. Resident orcas feed only on fish with the ... and shared amongst the orcas. Groups of orcas have also been known to kill gray whales, and very occasionally sperm whales or blue whales although bull sperm whales are usually avoided, as ...
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Sable Island Birds Transients 2
Sable Island Birds Transients 2 Sable Island Green Horse Society 44N 60W Home Maps etc Sable Island Horses Behaviour Foals New Residents Naming Horses Sambro Bats Birds Wilma birds Bird Lists Beached ... well out of their normal range or season, some of which arrive with tropical storms and hurricanes. Following Tropical Storm Bonnie (August 1998) a number of `southern' birds were scattered about the ...
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Dolphin Care UK -
Diet: Fish, Squid, Seabirds, Turtles, Sealions, Seals, Other cetaceans Behaviour: Residents tend to form large family groups or pods (usually 5-25 animals). They have relatively ... in the open sea, much further away from shore then either residents or transients. They probably eat mainly fish and make lots of noise, communicating with each other regularly. Orcas can ...
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Reinventing Skagway
Merchants were tired of sweeping their stores out every day and replacing windows shattered by rocks flipped up by passing trucks ... even as he finds himself caught up in it. Like a gold rush merchant trying to snag the business of transients, Ray cut an enormous ice cream cone from a piece of wood and hung ...
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Orca Facts, Stories and Books
Orca Facts, Stories and Books WHAT IS AN ORCA? By Paul Spong and Helena Symonds, February 1997 General Informations Identification Residents - Social Structure Residents - Behaviour Transients Communication Sources and References Games orcas play! Diving with orcas! The Story of Ethelbert! Here's a list of my favourite Orca-Books THAT IS AN ORCA! Visit my first adoption whale Elwha Take a look ...
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Orca-Facts 5
Harbour seals, Sea lions, Dall's porpoises, Harbour porpoises, Pacific Whitesided dolphins, Grey, Minke and other whales. "Orca knocks out Dall's Porpoise" Photograph by Eva Saulitis Their hunts are highly ... passage, or even leave the area entirely. There have been only a few occasions where Transients and Residents have been vocal at the same time in the same area. There has been one ...
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