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Blackney Pass is also one of the best places in North America to view Orcas — also known as Killer Whales — as they make their way to and from Johnstone Strait and the rubbing beaches of Robson Bight on Vancouver Island.

Blackney Pass is also one of the best places in North America to view Orcas, also known as Killer Whales, as they make their way to and from Johnstone Strait and the rubbing beaches of Robson Bight.

In 89 percent of the recorded incidents, the humpbacks seemed to intervene only as the killer whales began their hunt, or when they were already engaged in a hunt.

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.

The orcas, also known as killer whales, have been entertaining our San Juan Island kayak tours all summer, showing off their power with beautiful breaches and playful tail - slaps on the water.

As Killer whales, sea lions and bears are the top predators in their environment, the chances of seeing them are mostly a factor of how long you spend in their world and when you choose to come to Telegraph Cove.

They were capturing photos and videos of orcas, also known as killer whales, he said, adding that the trip was organized by his company.

Morton weaves together her own exciting fieldwork with scientific discoveries about the huge black - and - white dolphins known as killer whales.

Usually, narwhals will escape natural predators such as killer whales by stealthily slipping under ice sheets or huddling in spots too shallow for their pursuers, Williams says.

The film stars Marion Cotillard as a killer whale trainer who suffers a horrible accident, but develops a bond with a man (Bullhead «s Matthias Schoenaerts) who has...

Think about it... If you can train a large predator, such as a killer whale or a tiger, by focusing on capturing and rewarding desired behaviors, there is no reason you can't do the same with your dog.

Photo of the mystical aura off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia as a Killer Whale makes his appearance.

Not exact matches

Scientists recorded Wikie at her home in Marineland Aquarium in Antibes, France, imitating another killer whale's loud «raspberry» sounds, as well as a trumpeting elephant and humans saying such words as «one, two,...

Sometimes, regardless of the cause, the only real option is to euthanize the animals — as was done in May after false killer whales that had washed onto land near Cape Town, South Africa, defied efforts to get them back out to sea.

Strange as it may sound, porpoises can thank their worst enemy, the killer whale, that they are doing so well in coastal and busy waters.

But this scenario can't explain why short - finned pilot whales and resident killer whales are also menopausal, as neither gender leaves the family group to join a mate.

The distribution of wildlife on Earth is changing with the climate, making conditions more favorable to odd species such as trumpeter swans, beetles, marmots, albatross, killer whales and white - tailed deer

Scientists recorded Wikie at her home in Marineland Aquarium in Antibes, France, imitating another killer whale's loud «raspberry» sounds, as well as a trumpeting elephant and humans saying such words as «one, two, three.»

In recent years killer whales have been observed eating a wide variety of sea mammals, such as dolphins, porpoises, gray whales, and these animals:

He adds, «With all the other cases, there is some uncertainty as to whether the population declines were really caused by killer whales.»

«A lot of the attacks are unsuccessful, but our research indicates that killer whales almost always test humpbacks,» says John Calambokidis, a research biologist at the Cascadia Research Collective, which does marine mammal studies in Puget Sound, as well as in the eastern and North Pacific.

One of 30 - odd species of the delphinidae family of toothed whales — of which the largest is the orca, or killer whale — the bottlenose grows to nine feet long and 600 pounds, eating 30 pounds a day of fish such as pinfish, pigfish, and mullet.

* Correction, 8 October, 2:24 p.m.: In the video, Ann Bowles describes the difference between killer whale and bottlenose dolphin whistles, not killer whale and orca whistles, as was previously reported.

(Watch a video as bioacoustician and co-author Ann Bowles describes the difference between killer whale and bottlenose dolphin whistles.)

Although it is unknown whether killer whales in the North Atlantic are prey specialists, as they are in the Pacific, Stevens believes it is likely that the distribution and movement patterns of the whales are linked to those of their prey.

The earlier study also compared shark population numbers with other apex predators, such as polar bears and killer whales.

Bigg's killer whales (formerly known as «transients») are currently managed as two stocks with overlapping ranges — the «Aleutian and western» stock (Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea) and the much smaller «AT1» stock which appears to range primarily throughout Prince William Sound and the Kenai Fjords.

As the agency responsible for conserving and managing killer whales in U.S. waters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) faces a major challenge — it must identify orca subpopulations, understand their needs, and develop effective and sometimes unique ways to manage them.

Walkie - talkies crackled to life as Parks Canada staff radioed nearby tour operators piloting boats full of tourists: «Killer whales in Button Bay.

The microphones record data at a sample rate of 8kHz, so the group listens up to 4kHz — for scale, the highest note on a normally tuned, standard piano is 4.186 kHz — to include signals produced by large whales like fins, humpbacks, bowheads and killer whales, as well as pinnipeds such as bearded seals and walrus.

«Killer whales have been thought of by some as something like the poster child» for the process, «because there are multiple genetically distinct populations [which have not yet been formally described as separate species] with different prey preferences in the North Pacific and Antarctic,» says Phillip Morin, a cetacean biologist at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in San Diego, California, who was not involved in the new study.

I watch from the boat as three killer whale brothers named Cracroft, Plumper and Kaikash gently scrape their bodies against the small, smooth stones in the shallows off the bow.

As Arctic sea ice melts, an underwater recording project reveals that the submerged ecology is undergoing change, with humpbacks and killer whales staying north later in the year.

Indeed, parrots, dolphins, and killer whales could be the next ones to be tested, because other researchers have already taught these species to «do as I do.»

New research has found that orcas or killer whales breath out good bacteria, pathogenic ones such as salmonella, and fungi when they exhale.

As a result, understanding changes in population size for social species — several of which, such as African wild dogs and southern resident killer whales, are endangered — requires understanding of what goes on within groups and how individuals fare when they strike out on their owAs a result, understanding changes in population size for social species — several of which, such as African wild dogs and southern resident killer whales, are endangered — requires understanding of what goes on within groups and how individuals fare when they strike out on their owas African wild dogs and southern resident killer whales, are endangered — requires understanding of what goes on within groups and how individuals fare when they strike out on their own.

«Given the parallels we see with primates, we might wonder if one of the larger brained cetaceans, such as orcas - killer whales or bottlenose dolphins might one day reach human levels of cultural complexity,» Muthukrishna said.

However, Karloff soon reverted to type, starring in the title role in 1932's The Mummy, followed by a turn as a deaf - mute killer in Whale's superb The Old Dark House.

... On the animated DC front, Warner Bros. has released a trailer for the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie release Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, as well as announcing a voice cast that includes Christian Slater (Deadshot), Billy Brown (Bronze Tiger), Liam McIntyre (Captain Boomerang), Kristin Bauer van Straten (Killer Frost), Gideon Emery (Copperhead), Tara Strong (Harley Quinn), Vanessa Williams (Amanda Waller), C. Thomas Howell (Zoom), Dania Ramirez (Scandal Savage), James Urbaniak (Professor Pyg), Julie Nathanson (Silver Banshee), Jim Pirri (Vandal Savage and Vertigo), Greg Grunberg (Maxum Steel), Dave Fennoy (Blockbuster and Tobias Whale), Cissy Jones (Knockout), Natalie Lander (Darma), Trevor Devall (Punch), Dave Boat (Harvey Dent / Two - Face) and Matthew Mercer (Savage Gunman).

Watching Rust and Bone, which Sony Pictures Classics acquired preemptively before its first Cannes screening, it's easy to imagine all of the ways in which Hollywood might have fouled up this story of a killer - whale trainer (Marion Cotillard) who loses both her legs in a freak accident and, during her recovery, enters into a tentative romance with a stoic drifter (Matthias Schoenaerts) who moonlights as an amateur MMA fighter.

Despite being labeled as «Killer Whales,» many people see them as an always - friendly members of the oceanic dolphin family.

The reputation of the original 1975 flick may have been somewhat tarnished by the various bad sequels (none of them involving director Spielberg) and a horde of lousy imitators (such as Piranha, Orca - the Killer Whale and the like), but this is mostly in the minds of people who haven't seen the original in quite a while or at all.

The ghosts of James Whale, Maya Deren and Peter Weir smoke a blunt as Griffen becomes a sort of spirit - hero in a town worm - squirming with self - laceration, incest, S&M, and the killer bogeyman of failing machismo.

As the water gets deeper and deeper, he observes a food chain, from plankton and shrimp to tuna and killer whales.

As a research professor in the Department of Psychology, he has studied primates, crows, killer whales, and, most recently, companion animals such as dogs and catAs a research professor in the Department of Psychology, he has studied primates, crows, killer whales, and, most recently, companion animals such as dogs and catas dogs and cats.

Depending on the time of year, you may see orcas (killer whales), humpback, minke and grey whales, as well as porpoises, seals, otters and bald eagles.

Have a camera ready to go at all times More than once an announcement was made overhead by the captain or the excursion leader saying they had spotted killer whales, leopard seals or a beautiful location, such as Elephant Island, that you didn't want to miss.

The Juan de Fuca and Haro Straits are home to three resident Orca (killer whale) pods, referred to as J, K, and L pods.

Media release: Conservation groups are putting the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on notice as the groups race to secure protection for endangered Southern Resident killer whales...

Often referred to as «Home of the Killer Whale», the village is located at the top of Johnstone Strait on Cormorant Island, a crescent shaped island three miles in length and a half mile wide.