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Orcas are known to be voracious predators, but not many people get the chance to witness them in action. So when photographer Evans Baudin not only witnessed a hunt, but also captured it on camera, he felt particularly lucky. >> read more …
A professional whale-watching guide in Campbell River has been fined $10,000 for illegally approaching a killer whale within 35 metres while touring a whale-watching group. >> read more …
In the early 1980s, scientists Hal Whitehead and Carolyn Glass of the Newfoundland Institute for Cold Ocean Science observed for the first time scientifically something that whalers had anecdotally described numerous times in the past: killer whales (orcas) attacking humpback whales. >> read more …
The discovery of marine mammal–eating offshore killer whales adds a previously overlooked branch to the killer whale family. >> read more …
Killer whales are among the oceans’ top predators. But in Iceland, pilot whales have them running scared. >> read more …
The long disappearance of southern resident killer whales from their usual summer habitat raised alarm bells for researchers along the coast. Scientist Andrew Trites says the loss of the longest-known matriarch in the southern resident killer whale population is a somewhat overlooked crisis in the J pod structure. >> read more …
Dierenactivisten hebben hartverscheurende beelden verspreid van de ‘meest eenzame orka ter wereld’. Kiska is 44 en leeft al sinds 1979 in gevangenschap in een krappe, betonnen tank in een attractiepark in Niagara Falls, een stad in de Canadese staat Ontario. De orka leeft moederziel alleen en heeft al tien jaar geen soortgenoten meer gezien sinds … Meer lezen
An orca has been found dead and stranded on the coast of Papa Westray in Orkney. The whale is believed to have been around five or six years old when it died. >> read more …
Killer whales are the largest member of the dolphin family, and quite possibly the most terrifying — at least if you’re a seal, sea lion or whale. These toothy predators hunt in packs, not unlike sleek marine wolves, and they’re capable of bringing down prey larger than themselves. >> read more …
Worn-out teeth, also called tooth wear, are pretty common in cetaceans. Although there are many documented cases of tooth wear in captivity, worn-out teeth exist in wild whales. And especially those who eat a lot of fish, like herring-eating killer whales. In this post, we explain why eating some fish can damage wild killer whale … Meer lezen