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Researchers from around the world have been coming to Vancouver Island to study the Orca (Killer) whales for a few decades making Orca whales Read More...

Orca (Killer) Whales Researchers from around the world have been coming to Vancouver Island to study the Orca (Killer) whales for a few decades making Orca whales here the best studied whales in the world.

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This fall, lawmakers in California made yet another dramatic move in response to the company's Orca show: They passed a law outlawing breeding the whales in captivity.

Of the 1551 vocalizations these seven latter orcas made, more than 95 % were the typical pulsed calls of killer whales.

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) can engage in cross-species vocal learning: when socialized with bottlenose dolphins, they shifted the types of sounds they made to more closely match their social partners.

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.

We will choose between a last paddle, or if the orca are in the area, we may spend some time whale watching from the ship as we make our way back to Port McNeill.

The thought of watching a majestic and peaceful Gray Whale get attacked by a pod of Orcas makes my stomach churn, but it's almost like a car crash — you just can't look away.

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.

The elusive Whale Sharks are even known to make an appearance, some reaching up to 35 - feet long; as well as Spinner Dolphins, Humpback Whales, Pilot Whales, and Orcas.

At first, people thought that killer whales were responsible for its death as there was damage on its pectoral fins and flukes made by orca -LSB-...]

Orca whales can make sudden course changes or choose to hunt in a different location.

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.

Whether it's a surfacing pod of orcas, a sea lion feasting on salmon, or the blow of a humpback whale, wildlife constantly makes its presence felt here.

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.