youtu.be/akvdtO-g0D8 #scuba #diving #whales #humpback #whale #orcas

#Orcas never fully fall asleep; instead, they rest one half of their brain at a time while keeping one eye open to breathe and watch for danger.
New Zealand's orcas are master strategists! Discover how these apex predators use Fior coastline topography and culturally transmitted hunting techniques in our latest read.
#Orcas #MarineBiology #WildernessWire
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New online database makes orca vocalizations accessible to researchers and the public
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅
#orcas #vocalizations #database
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Sealtober and orcatober day 6 #seals #orcas #sealtober #orcatober
September was a busy month in the Salish Sea, with high sightings of Southern Resident, Northern Resident, and Bigg's killer whales!
You can read our full caption for the map as well as find answers to common questions here:
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma...
The tide was low vis was terrible. Only after processing did all the bodies appear. All I ever saw was a flash of black and white or a couple feet of a black snout bobbing at me.
#EastCoastKin #eck #orcas
Images shot under strict regulation & permission of Argentinian gov’t.
Got to meet the newest member of the T36A1s today! This little one, who has received the designation T36A1B from Bay Cetology, was first documented on September 26th and appears to be a few weeks old.
Orcatober days 1-3! #orcatober #orcas
It's disturbing to see Carney and Smith all smiles and chuckles while announcing an Orca Exterminating/Climate Crisis Fueling pipeline.
"Build, baby, build" is now "burn, baby, burn". 😡
#pipeline
#Orcas
#ClimateCrisis
@avilewis.ca
@elizabethemay.bsky.social
#OpenAccess #MarineWildlife #whales #orcas #audio
'Anew open-access catalogue of whale calls will help researchers and orca enthusiasts identify distinct killer whale populations, clans and family groups by their vocalizations alone.'
🐋 Knowing what's at risk is one thing. Acting on it is another.
This powerful reflection from WWF-Canada's Hussein Alidina is featured in the season 2 premiere of #ThisIsWild.
🎧 Listen: https://pod.link/1836411908
My favorite dynamic duo - T49A2 Jude and his uncle T49C Neilson - were on an absolute rampage this afternoon off Orcas Island. At a minimum, we think they took 4 seals over the course of 50 minutes! 😳
🐋 What happens when a species is on the brink of extinction, but action isn’t keeping pace?
The season 2 premiere of #ThisIsWildPodcast explores the future of southern resident killer whales and what it will take to recover them.
🎧 Listen now: https://pod.link/1836411908
New article from @vocal_creators: Why Activist-Run Sea Sanctuaries Aren’t Automatically the Answer For Captive Whales
Link: vocal.media/earth/why-ac...
#animals #belugas #animalwelfare #fixthetanks #whalerescue #whales #keepthetanksfull #animalwelfare #orcas #aquariums
The T19s are changing their status from San Juan Spring whales to San Juan September whales! 🍂
We've had several encounters with them this month, including this evening right outside Friday Harbor where T19B Galiano did a spyhop next to his brother T19C Spouter.
www.youtube.com/shorts/oxFAg... They #orcas #killerwhales can perform surgery by hunting another predators liver and repairing the wound it leaves behind...outstanding animal