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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 ... in the pod is stable although individuals will switch pods on occasion. Non-breeding females and males care and ... and transients specialize on a marine mammal diet. Resident and transient whales do intermingle socially, but there is some indication ...
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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 pods – transitory groups of unrelated animals who constantly move and hunt bigger fare, such as mammals; and offshore pods – groups of animals of which very little is known. Resident and transient ...
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Orcas of the Salish Sea, Part 1
Transient Orcas That revelation helped resolve another observation—sometimes observers found small groups of unidentified orcas separate from the large pods of known orcas. ... Transient pods are typically comprised of only two to five whales, usually found skulking silently around rocky shores near the haulouts of acoustically aware seals or sea lions. All transient ...
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Transient Orcas of the Pacific Northwest
Comprised of 14 pods:E,F,M,O,N,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,X,Y,Z Characteristics of Transient Pods: Transient pods contain 1-7 individuals, in ... not foraging. Transient pods eat warm-blooded marine mammals primarily:pinnipeds( seals, sea lions,and walruses) and cetaceans(dolphins, porpoises, and larger whales). Transient pods vocalize less than resident pods especially when foraging ...
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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 ... 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 scientists ...
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Marine Connection - General News
Puget Sound waters with a new calf. Members of the K and L pods were sighted recently at the south end of San Juan Island with the new calf ... 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 ...
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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 ... vocal. Transients live in smaller pods consisting of one to seven individuals, travel longer and in unpredictable patterns, and primarily eat marine mammals. Transient will eat any marine mammal including ...
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Orca-Facts 6
Only pods which share common calls are part of that clan. The Northern Resident Community has 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 within pods ...
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OrcaInfo
Resident Orcas. The majority of orcas that visit the Hanson Island area are called ... and extended family groups (matrilines and pods) and are highly social. Families can be distinguished from one another by their dialects. Transient orcas. Transient orcas generally form smaller and more ...
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Orca Network - Transient orcas
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, ... populations worldwide seem to show similarities with either the resident type or the transients. Transient killer whale pods are generally comprised of an adult female and two or three of her offspring ...
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