Sentences with phrase «other killer whales»

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New research shows that humpback whales are basically the ocean's superheroes, regularly intervening on behalf of other animals to protect them from killer whales.

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STILL POLLUTED Some of Europe's fragile populations of killer whales and other dolphins still carry high concentrations of PCBs decades after the toxic substances were banned.

Killer whales have group - specific dialects, sperm whales babysit one another's young and bottlenose dolphins cooperate with other species.

It means that false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins choose to spend time with specific members of the other species rather than randomly mixing or engaging in brief opportunistic encounters.

Killer whales can (sort of) imitate human words and other very unwhalelike sounds, says a tough test of mimicry.

«When that happened, some killer whales, which had been preying on big whales, had to do other things to make a living,» says James Estes, a research scientist in Santa Cruz, California, for the U.S. Geological Survey and coauthor of the PNAS article.

Matkin and other biologists say there is no compelling historical evidence that large numbers of killer whales were ever dependent on the great whales wiped out by industrial whaling.

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

«And where killer whales go, we can expect other small whale species to go — it's a broader question.»

Though Estes can't prove it, he thinks the killer whales subsequently turned to other populations of marine mammals, first decimating seals and sea lions before doing the same to otters.

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

Their ancient cousins» dining habits were more like those of killer whales: they ate other whales.

Some killer whale observers have proposed that the orcas in the Northeast Atlantic also likely comprise two species, because some pods appear to be fish specialists, while others prefer marine mammals.

In killer whale families, sons and daughters stay with their mothers while mating with whales in other families.

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.»

DeRuiter BRS Presentation at Quebec SMM 09 This presentation also assesses vocal responses during BRS - 07 / 08, but also looks at other focal cetacean species (false killer whales and melon - headed whales) and identifies vocal «mimicry» of sonar sounds in false killer whales.

Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite goes incredibly deep, using amazing, never - before - seen footage of actual, life - and - death events, along with TV news accounts and raw, compelling interviews with former SeaWorld trainers and others forever effected by this practice of capturing killer whales and turning them into entertainers.

The top places to see killer whales / orcas is around the Snæfellsness peninsula but they can certainly be seen from other locations.

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

Orca (Killer) whales, Pacific White sided dolphins (depending on the season), Dall's Porpoise, Stellar Sea lions, seals, Sea otters, Bald Eagles and many other types of birds.

We spent 2 hours out in Blackfish Sound seeing 12 humpbacks, Killer whales, White sided Dolphins, porpoises and all the other sea life.

In addition to killer whales, many other exciting marine mammals can be seen: minke whales, harbor and Dall's porpoise, harbor seals, sea lions, mink and river otters.

Orca (killer whales) and many other marine mammals frequent the Johnstone Strait and Robson Bight area.

We are on the look out for Orcas (Killer Whales) and / or Humpback Whales and other marine wildlife such as Dolphins, Black Bears, Porpoises, Eagles, Seals and Sea lions.

These pose grave dangers to our resident killer whales and many other creatures, especially those at the top of the food web, including us humans that are the root cause all this trouble.

So the calf had survived this killer whale attack and died much later of other causes.

Chinook - aholics Northern Resident killer whales, like their southern counterparts, have unique diets compared to other orcas.

The chances of observing killer whales and other whales are extremely good, however, we can not guarantee sightings.

, though when killer whales are not present there is always a high chance of spotting eagles, seals, porpoises or other marine mammals or seabirds at any moment.

Their peaceful migration northwards was interrupted by a pod of «transient killer whales», the type of orca that mainly eats other marine mammals.

My strongest portfolio is about Killer whales (Orcas) followed by humpback whales and sperm whales, but here you also find pictures of Beluga whales, fin whales and other whales.

The work involved following the orcas in small boats and gathering killer whale excrement, regurgitations, fish scales and other tissue with a fine mesh net.

(Globicephala macrorhynchus) The pilot whale, like the killer whale, is a member of the dolphin family, and is second only to the killer whale in size.The pilot whale feeds primarily on squid, although it's known to eat octopus, cuttlefish, herring and other small fish when squid is unavailable.

Sea turtles, snakes, octopuses, and manta rays are other frequently met inhabitants of these dive spots - and the luckiest visitors may even encounter dolphins, killer whales, or the world's largest mammal - the great blue whale.

With huge metabolic demands — and large populations before humans started hunting them — great whales are the ocean's ecosystem engineers: they eat many fish and invertebrates, are themselves prey to other predators like killer whales, and distribute nutrients through the water.

Antarctica is also home to a few other birds (ex: Arctic Tern), seals (ex: Leopard seal), and whales (ex: blue whales, humpbacks, and killer whales, among others), which are all warm - blooded.

It is widely known that Killer whales have a wide food spectrum; they hunt seals, sea lions and other marine mammals.

Other news outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and Associated Press have deemed ClimateGate worthy of reporting, but the networks were too busy reporting on celebrity car accidents and the killer whale that ate a great white shark.

The menace of an oil spill from new Texas - bound tankers has nature - loving British Columbians rising up in opposition to expanded ocean traffic along the coast, that, amongst other environmental threats, endangers the killer whale population, the iconic Orcas.