Killer whales breathe just once between dives, study confirms
A new study has confirmed the long-held assumption that orcas take just one breath between dives.
A new study has confirmed the long-held assumption that orcas take just one breath between dives.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2024
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Toxic chemicals produced from oil emissions and wildfire smoke have been found in muscle and liver samples from Southern Resident killer whales and Bigg's killer whales.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2023
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For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and even killing porpoises without consuming them—a perplexing behavior that has long intrigued scientists.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2023
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A male orca's best friend is his old mother.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2023
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Monika Wieland Shields, Director of the Orca Behavior Institute, has observed orcas in the Salish Sea, a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington, ...
Ecology
Jul 13, 2023
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Not all Chinook salmon are created equal, and this has a major impact on the energetics for southern resident killer whales. A recent study quantified the lipid content in Fraser River Chinook salmon—the southern resident's ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2023
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When Blair Mase arrived at the Palm Coast beach around 9 a.m. Wednesday, she was in disbelief.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2023
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A chemical used in the production of toilet paper and 'forever chemicals' have been found in the bodies of orcas in B.C. , including the endangered southern resident killer whales.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2023
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As marine species continue to decline worldwide, the southern resident killer whale population—which now stands at 75 individuals—along the west coast of North America, has baffled scientists who are trying to understand ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2022
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The endangered southern resident killer whale population isn't getting enough to eat, and hasn't been since 2018, a new University of British Columbia (UBC) study has determined.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2022
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