Sentences with phrase «of killer whales»

Experts say as another gray whale migration is gathering steam and heading north with newborns in tow, these ominous pods of killer whales are quick to follow.

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

There, he heard the call of the killer whale for the first time.

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

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

Although there are no official counts, the number of killer whales is believed to be relatively stable, at 30,000 to 80,000 worldwide.

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

This may be related to the night activity of the killer whales, that we are not able observe at the moment.

Our statistics show that your chances of a killer whale watching experience are twice as good on the longer afternoon (6 - hr) kayak trip.

What does seem clear is that scientific controversy regarding the eating habits of killer whales is not going to fade away.

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

The kayak camping trips are only slightly affected by the changing hunting tactics of the killer whales.

Meanwhile, the original group of killer whales we had found first headed off out of sight to the south.

Stock photo of Killer Whales in Johnstone Strait near Robson Bight Reserve.

Stock Pictures of Killer Whales in Johnstone Strait in the waterways of beautiful British Columbia.

And there used to be a substantial population of killer whales associated with the tuna fishery in the Gulf of Maine, but after that fishery crashed, the fishermen weren't seeing killer whales any more.

Photo of a Killer Whale with the BC Coastal Mountains as the backdrop.

To find out if differences in diet and culture have also led to two species of killer whales in the Northeast Atlantic, Foote and his colleagues studied the dietary choices and genetic relationships of orcas from Greenland to Norway.

The remainder of the tour will be spent in Blackfish Sound, Johnstone Strait and the realm of the killer whale.

In May 2012, researchers observed a pod of killer whales attacking a gray whale and its calf in Monterey Bay, California.

Hold on for an exciting ride through the inside passage of Johnstone Strait, summer home of the Killer Whales.

■ Three distinct types of killer whale (Orcinus orca) are found in the Ross Sea.

It looks into the abusive captivity of killer whales at SeaWorld.

In 2013 we begun a study of the killer whales of Sea Lion Island.

In addition, a global theory of killer whale predation depends on educated — and far - flung — guesses of how many marine mammals may have been killed by orcas over a set period of time.

Estes says that some of the opposition to his theory about marine mammal predation derives less from the behavior of killer whales than from the behavior — and beliefs — of human beings.

«Efforts are needed to enrich the lives of killer whales in captivity.»

With a deeply profound love for dogs and more than five years of Killer Whale training experience, Joel decided to bring his knowledge and expertise to training dogs.

With a deep profound love for dogs, and more than five years of Killer Whale training experience, Joel decided to bring his knowledge and expertise to training dogs.

Seeing a humpback whale lunging through a school of bait fish, a grizzly bear chasing a salmon through a shallow river, or a pod of killer whales surfacing in unison are often considered once in a lifetime experiences and all three are possible on this tour.

L - pod, the largest of the killer whale families that reside in the San Juan Islands from spring through fall, appeared on the west side of San Juan Island yesterday.

Whales fill a big part of Eden's history and no visit is complete without visiting the Killer Whale Museum which is home to numerous pictorial displays, full sized artifacts, television presentations and the authentic skeleton of «Old Tom» leader of a killer whale pack in 1929.

By Lucas Aykroyd - Special to Westcoast Backpackers News September 2000 Sea Kayak Adventures has recently begun offering six - day tours of Queen Charlotte Strait, the lesser - known neighbor of Johnstone Strait, which features the world's highest concentration of killer whales.

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

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Our 4 hour tours are complete with information, history, future and more of the killer whale pods found in Johnstone Strait.

A pod of killer whales hunted their fourth gray whale calf in seven days.

According to Gabriel's father, Fernando, his son became interested in UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, a few months ago after seeing YouTube postings of personal drone footage — everything from drones flying through fireworks displays and capturing aerial views of killer whales in British Columbia's Johnson Strait to police activity on the streets of California and kids surfing monster waves in Newport Beach.

It announced on March 17 that it would soon end its iconic Shamu shows and the breeding of killer whales altogether.

Shortly after the news that Tilikum, the killer whale featured in Black Fish, was dying, SeaWorld has released a statement saying that the generation of killer whales currently in their...

«The cause of the killer whale shift is probably very complicated,» says Dayton.

«I haven't been impressed by their knowledge and understanding of killer whale biology,» said Craig Matkin, a marine mammal biologist from Homer, Alaska, who has been studying orcas for 20 years.

And yet evidence of killer whales ravaging populations of seals, sea lions, and especially sea otters in the Northern Hemisphere is regarded by many scientists as all but unassailable.

Estes calls the hunt the «first concrete and well - chronicled example of killer whales coming in and doing a significant amount of damage to a population.»

By comparing old recordings of vocalization patterns from the cross-socialized subjects with recordings of killer whales and bottlenose dolphins housed in same - species groups, Bowles and her team were able to evaluate the degree to which killer whales learned vocalization patterns from their cross-species social partners.

«Minke whales are predominant prey of killer whales in Northwest.»

Stevens is creating a catalog of photographs of killer whales in the northwest Atlantic in an effort to identify individual whales so she can track their movements and learn about their social interactions.

As our understanding of the oceans» complexity has grown, and dedicated researchers have peered ever deeper into the world of killer whales, it has become clear that the truth is far more nuanced.

British biologist Andrew Foote at the University of Durham recently discovered that the calls of killer whales off the West Coast of the United States have lengthened significantly in recent years, apparently to counter engine noise from the growing fleet of whale - watching boats.