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@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialA Short But Amazing Encounter. Read the full story here: buff.ly/7f4y4eN
Video by Joaquin
This is an encounter from 2022
#WhaleTales #Humpback
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialSuper Playful Young Bigg's (Transient) Orcas! Read the full story here: buff.ly/2E54VwU
Photo by Ashley
This is an encounter from 2015.
#WhaleTales #orca
@orcabehaviorinstitute.orgReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.socialHere are some more September Salish Sea stats: — The T19s were our most commonly seen matriline for September (20 of the month’s 30 days) — The largest group of Bigg’s was 32 whales (9/15 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca) — While present, SRKW & NRKW numbers were lower than September 2025.
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialT036A’s and T065B’s Munching on Seals! Read the full story here: buff.ly/NLcyhDb
Photo by Gary
This is an encounter from 2016
#WhaleTales #biggs
@casswart.bsky.socialReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.socialToday is International #SaveTheVaquita Day! 🎉
With fewer than 20 left, the Vaquita is the world's most endangered marine mammal. I painted this piece in the hope of raising awareness for vaquita.day.
#Cetacean #Whales #Porpoise #Endangeredspecies #Conservation #Animalart #Sciart #NatureArt
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialThe T087 and T100B1 Show! Read the full story here: buff.ly/2Qr8mjr
Photo by Janine
This is an encounter from 2017.
#WhaleTales #orca
@ubcoceans.bsky.socialReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.socialScientists believe a killer whale found dead in the Western Isles is one of the oldest male orcas ever recorded following analysis of its teeth.
The animal, discovered on a shoreline on South Uist in 2015, is thought to have been 65 years old or older. www.bbc.com/news/article...
@pacificwhalewatchassociation.comReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.socialTGIF! It's been a long week, and we could all use something beautiful on our feeds. This excellent shot of BCX0158 "Kappa" breaching near Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver, BC was taken by Julia Adelsheim of Wild Whales Vancouver. 🐋
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialIt's #FunFactFriday! Did you know Belugas have been called "canaries of the sea" due to the hundreds of various vocalizations they've been recorded producing? One of three whale species who can live their whole life in the Arctic they are very well adapted for chilly environments.
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialAn Incredible First Trip to BC. Read the full story here: buff.ly/7LhCf6z
This is an encounter from 2023
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@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialThis months Journal Club featured a different type of paper for us. "Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay" was a super cool look at tools used from whale bones and highlighted how much we still have to learn about our history, let alone cetaceans!
@bonhanson.bsky.socialReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.socialThis is freaking cool! John Ford has been cataloging and recording Orcas for over 45 years.
@orcabehaviorinstitute.orgReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.socialSeptember 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...
@pugetsoundwhales.bsky.socialReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.social💔 Heartbreaking news. Rest sweet little calf, you deserved a chance at a life. Holding J31 Tsuchi in our 🩷s, as well as J pod & all endangered Southern Residents.
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialWhale Whale Whale, look what day it is.
@ourwildpugetsound.comReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.social"Puget Sound has emerged as a haven during hard times for gray whales. The eastern North Pacific (ENP) population of the species is broadly considered a conservation success story, increasing from perhaps a few hundred individuals in the wake of industrial whaling to about 20,000 in 1994..."
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialBig Mama and her Calf in the Strait of Georgia. Read the full story here: buff.ly/332q4Q0
Photo by Gary
This is an encounter from 2014.
#WhaleTales #humpback
@whaletalesorg.bsky.socialA Bigg’s Sealion Hunt. Read the full story here: buff.ly/G5zxKzp
Photo by @tomflip.bsky.social
This is an encounter from 2025
#WhaleTales #humpbacks
@sarahdeweerdt.bsky.socialReposted by @whaletalesorg.bsky.social"When [gray] whales first foray into Puget Sound, then, they are likely some combination of intrepid and desperate." -- My love letter to the Sounders, and what they can tell us about how gray whales as a whole are adapting to climate change:
www.eopugetsound.org/article/gray...
