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The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - Image Library
Bay above the Soquel Hole by Pelagic I. Part of a transient pod the whales in this clip are a young adult female flanked ... .mov 265K j.mpg 352K March 27, 1997. Part of the transient pod, this orca, CA44, also known as "Tab" (because of the distictive ... k.mov 837K k.mpg 904K March 27, 1997. Again, the same transient pod on maneuvers. Once these efficient predators choose their pray the outcome ...
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Ecobeetle's Endangered Species - Killer Whale - Conservation Information,Pictures,Facts,Links,Books
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 consisting of whales from two to three generations. Membership in the pod ...
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Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association :: E-Newsletter :: February 2006 :: Killer Whales
There are three kinds of pods: resident pods – stable groups of related animals who stay within an area and tend to hunt fish; transient ... of animals of which very little is known. Resident and transient groups don’t interact, and appear to avoid each ... animal, often concentrating on herring or other fish, while transient pods follow marine mammals, including seals and large baleen ...
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Orca Network - Sightings archive - January 2002
The tag that had been placed on transient male CA188 was a design ... pod of Orcas (five or six) pass by South Pender. They were very close, but we could not identify them. They passed by a group of rocks that we have seen transient ... & most initial reports seem to make it appear it is a transient pod, but until we get confirmation from officials on site ...
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Stephania is a resident dolphin. She and her pod would stay in the same home range all year round. She is not likely to be accepted into the transient group ... some singular dolphins are living successfully without the benefits of a pod, these dolphins have consciously made the choice themselves to live alone ...
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visitingorcas
Islands and Puget Sound. They feed primarily on Chinook salmon and live in family groups. Transient killer whales, by comparison, regularly travel from Southeastern Alaska to Southern California in small groups ... that clearly show the dorsal fin and saddle patch help researchers to identify the specific pod and individual. It is important to note the following during any sightings: -Time, date, ...
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Marine Connection - General News
K pod, (and more affectionately as Lummi) hasn’t been seen since Christmas. Her pod was seen in early June ... details and to view footage Orca pod returns to San Juan Islands with baby (Added: 06 June 2008) A pod of orcas has returned from ... the attention the animal has attracted. Click here for further details Transient orcas on the move (Added: 27 March 2008) Each year, around ...
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The Marine Mammal Center
Others are transient and move over great distances. BEHAVIOR: Orcas are very social. Most pods, or groups, consist of 5-50 individuals. Studies have shown that each pod has its own ... one to seven individuals, travel longer and in unpredictable patterns, and primarily eat marine mammals. Transient will eat any marine mammal including whales, dolphins, propoises, sea otters, and pinnipeds as ...
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Orca-Facts 6
Washington State and British Columbia. He discovered that each pod has its own collection of calls which he referred to as their "dialect". He was ... three clans, whereas the Southern Resident Community has just a single clan, as do the Transient orca of this coast. There is variability within call types, even for different maternal groups ...
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Orca Network - Transient orcas
Orca Network - Transient orcas Transient orcas Transients in Hood Canal, January 24, 2003 These Transient orca calls were recorded on Hood Canal in February, 2003. Any attempt to describe transients, ... -153. Baird, R.W., and Dill, L.M. 1995. Occurrence and behaviour of transient killer whales: seasonal and pod-specific variability, foraging behaviour, and prey handling. Can. J. Zool. 73: 1300- 1311 ...
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