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Orca Network - Transient orcas
(Rendell and Whitehead 2001). Transient orcas provide a good illustration of orca cultures. In the mid-1970's, Dr. Mike ... three of her offspring. Among the differences between residents and transients are that while resident orcas of both sexes stay within shouting distance of their mothers their entire lives, only first- ...
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Transient Orcas of the Pacific Northwest
Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Transient Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Periodically in the waters around Vancouver Island there were seen a few killer whales that have different behaviors from the residents. ... smaller groups and were not abundant at any time of the year. They received the name transient because it was first speculated that perhaps these whales were social outcasts in transit to ...
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Marine Connection - General News
Juan Island with the new calf which now makes 88 whales in the "southern resident" population of orcas that summers in Puget Sound. These particular whales were listed in 2005 as an endangered species and ... as a result of all the attention the animal has attracted. Click here for further details Transient orcas on the move (Added: 27 March 2008) Each year, around April time, killer whales approach ...
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The Marine Mammal Center
Transient will eat any marine mammal including whales, dolphins, propoises, sea otters, and pinnipeds as well as sharks and sea birds. By hunting in groups, transient orcas are able to hunt animals much larger than themselves and have been known to kill blue ...
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Orca-Facts 5
Physically, the two races are very similar but there are some differences. The top of the dorsal fin of Transient orcas tends to be more pointed than that of Resident orcas. ... " on sea birds, which they usually spit out rather than consuming. Not as much is known about Transient social organization because the sightings are far less frequent than those of the Resident groups. They ...
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OrcaInfo
Families can be distinguished from one another by their dialects. Transient orcas. Transient orcas generally form smaller and more variable social groupings than residents, roam over a ... is not so predictable. They feed primarily on sea mammals such as seals and sea lions.
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OrcaInfo
Elsewhere, orcas are known to eat sting rays, sharks and squid. Transient orcas primarily hunt marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, elephant seals, porpoise, dolphins, whales and occasionally sea birds. There are populations of orcas which enjoy a mixed diet of fish and marine mammals. Orcas employ various hunting strategies ...
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Charlie Chin and Pointednose Cow
Pointednose Cow Charlie Chin, scientifically designated M1 and now, with the new naming system for transient orcas, referred to as T1, and his probable mother Pointednose Cow, scientifically named M2 and later ... marine-mammal eating killer whales, but at the time of events noone knew that those orcas were so highly specialized in their diet!). Charlie Chin was doing his slow circling, and ...
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Orcas of the Salish Sea, Part 1
All transient orcas along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico are believed to use similar vocalizations, indicating they are all members of a single, widespread community. First-born transient males usually stay with their mothers for life, whereas second-born males tend to break off ...
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Center for Whale Research - Orca Survey
Orca Survey is to photoidentify and keep accurate records of all the orcas of the Southern Resident Community in the Greater Puget Sound area of the Pacific Northwest ... to obtain Data Location Types of Orcas in the Pacific Northwest Resident Orcas Transient Orcas Offshore Orcas How to Identify Individual Orcas How to Sex Orcas Behavior Vocalization Recent Discoveries Longevity ...
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