Sentences with phrase «killer whales»

I also was bothered by this marine park here with huge killer whales in small tanks.

Very popular are trips where you can do some kayaking with killer whales.

The final year - end tally for our resident killer whale community is 87 whales.

Enjoy remote islands and awesome scenery in the primary killer whale watching waters.

«I think the move is a good decision for killer whales, who can travel up to 160 km in a day,» he says.

The additional day also improves your chances of seeing killer whales and some of the more unusual wildlife of the area.

Additionally, there has been a great deal of transient killer whale activity.

Because false killer whales are so elusive, scientists have only a basic understanding of their social lives.

«The obvious cause is that sea lions are being eaten by killer whales,» he says.

It is fundamental for evaluating the status of killer whale populations.

This is the same area that a pod of «transient» killer whales attacked gray whales with a calf that we reported on in an earlier entry.

From the outset we began offering tours aimed at educating our guests about killer whales and have been deeply involved with research and conservation.

This protected area was established in 1982 primarily for the protection of the near two hundred killer whales who travel through this area.

«It almost sounds like killer whales are being blamed for the decline of every marine mammal out there,» he says.

Take a look at the chart below and the green shaded area where killer whales are most often seen.

The primary killer whale feeding and traveling area is highlighted in green on the individual kayak trip route maps shown below.

Time of day is not important, but rather total time spent in killer whale habitat.

First - time killer whale mothers have a rough time.

In the 50 minutes it took them to arrive, the other killer whales had successfully killed the gray whale calf.

To make matters worse, our local killer whales have been found to carry the highest concentrations of deadly pollutants of any animal.

In the wild, killer whales swim on average 3 to 4 mph and can sprint at speeds up to 34 mph.

Besides avoiding killer whales, there is another advantage: It is also at these frequencies that natural noise in the ocean is the lowest.

Recent studies have shown that distinct groups of killer whales gather in the same place seasonally.

This is the first study to thoroughly analyze killer whale diet based on fecal samples.

Looks are ace as well, it looks a charging killer whale.

We navigate through the primary killer whale waters on about half of the five - day kayaking tour.

When warned of a loud noise, a false killer whale reduced its hearing sensitivity in anticipation of the sound.

It is possible that the theory of killer whales laying sequential waste to marine mammals worldwide is simply bunk.

With such limited opportunity to do comprehensive sampling and studies, the authors noted the disturbing fact that, until recently, less than 2 percent of dead killer whales were thoroughly examined.

Research on communities of killer whales reveals there might be more to menopause than simply old age.

The exception are the unpredictable killer whales that appear at random.

Being locked into a long, complicated lunch production can often leads to missing out on a great killer whale encounter.

And, if you have time visit the aquarium's killer whale exhibit.

Please note: if seeing killer whales is your main goal, we recommend the afternoon / one day tour shown above as this tour spends double the time in their habitat.

They often have scars from leopard or killer whales attacks.

To find out, researchers trained a false killer whale that a loud noise would always follow a brief warning signal.

They depend on sea ice to hide them from predators like killer whales.

Starting in the 1960s and 1970s, killer whales seem to have begun eating increasing numbers of harbor seals.

We've had an incredible run of killer whales for the last five days.

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.

Kayak with Killer Whales at their Orca base camp in Johnstone Strait, or take one of their kayak expeditions to Desolation Sound or the Discovery Islands of British Columbia.

Tedisco & Ball Join John Hargrove, Former SeaWorld Killer Whale Trainer Featured in «Blackfish», Yakkul a Dog Rescued by U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, and Nimee, a Disabled Pooch that uses a Wheelchair, for 4th Annual NYS Animal Advocacy Day

Despite efforts to integrate him with wild killer whales in Iceland towards the end of his life, he proved unable to interact with them or find food.

Click the map on the right to see an enlarged view of the US government data for killer whale sightings in July.

Humpback whales have been witnessed foiling killer whale hunts from Antarctica to the North Pacific.

Stock photo of Killer Whale Breaching in Johnstone Strait near Robson Bight.