Sentences with phrase «orca lives»

Orca lives or dies by its anthropomorphization of the whale.

Now, scientists report online today in PeerJ that commercial ships entering Haro Strait where the orcas live (as shown in the photo above), are likely interfering with the calls the whales make to communicate and locate prey.

The movie takes as its departure point the 2010 killing of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau by the orca Tilikum (who had killed before, apparently), and then examines the rise of Sea World and the inhumane conditions under which these orcas live, which can lead to the kind of psychopathic behavior seen in Tilikum.

Basic facts about orca society, and the glue that holds it together, have been known since the 1970s, when the «photo - ID» work of Mike Bigg and Ian McAskie, & their collaborators, revealed that «resident» fish eating orcas live in -LSB-...]

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But Eric had fond memories of visiting Orcas Island, so when he was living in Delaware and got a call from a relative to come out for a construction job, he was enticed to go back.

Researchers analyzed the vocal repertoires of 10 captive orcas (Orcinus orca), three of which lived with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the rest with their own kind.

But killer whales are also found in the North Atlantic, and a graduate student at the University of Rhode Island is the first to investigate the ecology of the orcas that live around Newfoundland and Labrador.

I've wanted to see orcas my entire life,» he shouted above the noise of the outboard motor.

They also extracted DNA from the specimens, and from skin samples of living orcas to reconstruct the whales» genetic lineages.

However, life becomes no laughing matter for the other polar bears, reindeer and orca that exist in their icy habitat when humans start visiting with cameras, boats.

Whether the bond is with a woman who has lost the will to live, an Orca whale (both seen in «Rust and Bone»), a cheating wife - beater («Mystery»), a ghost («Mekong Hotel»), or a male prostitute («Paradise: Love»), things don't always turn out for the best.

**** There are 8 trading cards that provide factual information on the following animals: - Arctic Fox - Walrus - Arctic Hare - Seal - Polar Bear - Orca Whale - Caribou - Snowy Owl Each trading card includes the following information: - size - life span - appearance - family - diet - habitat - predators - protection - three fun facts The trading cards can be used alongside Arctic Animal Report: Tiered Report Writing Templates.

When he pulls a knife, Jill must fight for her life in this Orca Soundings title, written for reluctant readers.

Simoom (A34) was born in 1975, so she is 35 years old and in the prime of her life as a female orca.

In response, they fired over a lengthy letter, highlighting the inherently cruel nature of the park, including the park's practice of making the orcas «perform circus - style tricks for food [and] swim endless circles in small, barren concrete tanks,» all while living a life «far short of the 60 - year maximum life span that orcas enjoy in the wild.»

You'll have the opportunity to spy Gray, Humpback and Orca (Killer) whales, along with plenty of other amazing, sea life.

This Science - gone - mad scheme would have seen vital northern British Columbia habitat for humpback whales, orcas and numerous other species of cetaceans (as well as fish and marine life at large)-LSB-...]

Three pods of about 80 resident Orca whales live around the southern tip of Vancouver Island and in the Gulf islands.

As Steve Backshall gets ready to fly out for the BBC's Wild Alaska Live, he tells us about the best wildlife experiences in Alaska, from orcas to wolves, and how you can get a bit of wilderness all to yourself... More

Many tour operators offer marine sightseeing tours, during which you'll likely see an abundance of marine life, including orcas (killer whales), seals, sea lions, porpoises, bald eagles, bears and many, many seabirds.

Even without the orcas we have opportunities to see humpback whales, Dall's porpoises, Pacific white sided dolphins, seals, sea lions and a wide variety of sea birds and inter-tidal life.

From orcas to humpback and grey whales, an incredible range of marine life, including seals, sea lions and porpoises, make their home in Vancouver's waters.

As Steve Backshall gets ready to fly out for the BBC's Wild Alaska Live, he tells us about the best wildlife experiences in Alaska, from orcas to wolves, and how you can get a bit of wilderness all to yourself...

These pristine waters are home to many marine mammals including: Orca or killer whales, humpback whales, harbour seals, Dall's porpoise, pacific white - sided dolphins, steller sea lions, river otters and a large variety of invertebrate life, such as sea cucumbers, anemones and sea stars.

The orcas get a much worse dose given that their mothers carry the highest loads of PCBs ever detected in a living creature.

Herds of boisterous sea lions lounge on the rocky edges of the islands while the waters around the islands teem with life from turtles to dolphins and the occasional Orca.

Offers the chance to swim with dusky dolphins in their natural environment plus view other marine life such as orca, pilot whales, fur seals and Hectorâ $ ™ s dolphins.

Since 1994, OrcaLab has operated a video monitoring station on Cracroft Point in Johnstone Strait that allows the unobtrusive collection of both surface and underwater images of orcas and other ocean life.

Beginning in 2000 and continuing through 2005, OrcaLab and Japan's NTT Data Corporation brought the everyday beauty of the orcas» lives to the Internet via www.orca-live.net/community.

More recently, a partnership with www.explore.org has seen the development of a network of remote video cameras that stream live high definition video from orca habitat to the Internet.

Marine life here is very diverse: reef, humpback whales, orcas turtles and other spectacular animal species abound here.

There are 5 Species of Dolphins living in the waters off the southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica: Spotted, Spinner, Bottlenose (Flipper), Common Dolphin and even Orcas.

Enjoy a comprehensive and interactive display about local marine life and the three endangered Orca pods that call the San Juans home.

Much of what is known about the orca whale's highly - organized social life has been learned from the resident pods you can watch from kayaks in the San Juan Islands of Washington.

Pods with up to fifty family members live here and sightings of these intelligent orca whales occur on more than half of our San Juan Islands kayak tours.

Friday Harbor is uniquely located in the heart of Northwest whale watching country, home to a magnificent array of sea life such as Killer Whales (Orcas), Humpback Whales, Minke Whales, Bald Eagles, Porpoises, Seals, sea birds and Sea Lions.

Sea Quest pioneered orca whale watching kayak tours in the San Juan Islands over 25 years ago and our San Juan Island kayak trips are guided by biologists and environmental scientists that can tell you about the lives of these amazing animals.

The wild dolphins are never baited or chased.These warm ocean waters are teaming with a variety of sea life and there you might also see orcas, pilot humpback and other whales.

These swift predators grow 7 feet long, live in huge schools, and could have a major impact on the San Juan Islands» orca whales if they become permanently established.

Both species of orca whales in the San Juans apparently live throughout the world but more study is needed to confirm this.

Compared with other bodies of water its size, the Sea of Cortez supports the largest and most varied population of whales in the world: humpback, Bryde's, minke, orca, and sperm whales also live there.

Much of what is known about the orcas» highly - organized social life has been learned from the resident pods you can observe in the San Juan Islands.

Some biologists are now speculating if orca whales living in our San Juan Islands kayaking routes must do the same.

Along the way, there should be many opportunities to see marine life, such as grey whales, dolphin, sea turtles, sea lions, or even the occasional orca!

In addition to gray whales, you may also encounter a wide variety of marine life including dolphins, seals, sea lions, and orca's.

Posted in British Columbia, Family Friendly Vacations, Johnstone Strait, Orca Camp Life, Sea Kayaking, Wildlife and tagged family - friendly vacations, Kayaking tours Vancouver Island, Kayaking with Killer Whales, Kayaking with Whales, Orca Camp Life on August 29, 2016 by Adventure Bloggess.

Humpback whales, 260 Resident and even more Transient Orcas all migrate the channel, feeding on the abundant marine life found between its rocky shores.

You can take a Grizzly Tour, go Orca Whale Watching, see Bald Eagles, and experience the life of seals and sea lions on an adventure tour of a lifetime.

Certainly, their lives are not without non-human peril (orcas), but unlike orcas, humans do not require whales to survive.

He lives on Orcas Island, Washington.