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@d1smurphy.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 10:42 PM

Day 15 of #31DaysofHorror once again keeps the animal theme (ish), but on the other side of the world. Turns out there's a #KillerWhale about in Australia, and people are messing about in the water...

Oh go on, let's throw all of the creatures in there with some #Reanimal. Animal kingdom.

@elysiarourke.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 6:10 PM

Feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for the last month of #WhaleFall, especially to my family who have let me run all over the city to tell people about it.

I am living my dream, thank you!

#killerwhale #localauthor #debutauthor #newrelease

@artofsoul.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 5:31 PM

Continuing with the whales until a new idea sparks. I’ve been dying to draw Ulises for years but never found much of an excuse to do so, somehow. He’s such a unique bull among the entire population of captive Icelandic orcas.

#orca #killerwhale #illustration #SciArt

Ulises an adult male Icelandic killer whale who lives at SeaWorld San Diego. He is currently the oldest bull in captivity, estimated to be in his late 40’s. The easiest way to identify him is by his dorsal fin, which is only collapsed at the top half towards the right side, giving it a hook-like shape when viewed from a front/back view. Towards the end of his peduncle, there’s a noticeable notch. His body is also a lot bulkier, especially towards the lower half.

The art style is in between stylized and realistic using grainy brushes. Though the original illustration was a png, I added a background which is stylized artwork of the underwater viewing area at SeaWorld San Diego, which has clear blue water. Ulises was also shaded to fit with the background.

@elysiarourke.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:53 PM

#WhaleFall in the news again (and Chris' cookies! 😋)

Pick up your copy today, anywhere books are sold.

#killerwhale #canadiannovel #supportcanadian #middlegrade

@lynsi-climate.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:29 PM

"The pipeline will send 1M barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s oilsands to a new terminal at Roberts Bank [which] sits in the Fraser River delta, a globally important ecosystem that supports one of the world’s largest #salmon runs and the endangered southern resident #KillerWhale population."

@alilthisandthat.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 10:24 AM

Once I tried making a paper mache bottlenose dolphin, but it turned out all bumpy. So I just painted it like an orca, and voila! It was spot on. 🐬 #CraftFail #AnimalFunFacts #AnimalFacts #thisandthatanimalsgonewild #trending #orca #killerwhale #Ocean #Whales