Scientists thought they were perhaps the offspring of one female with genetic aberrations. It’s been 14 years since Bob Pitman set out to find an unusual-looking type of killer whale. It had been ...
SEATTLE —For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined the ...
More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize — at least in name. Charles Melville Scammon submitted a ...
Scientists say they discovered that two well-known types of killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean are actually two separate species and not just different races. In a study published Wednesday, ...
Aerial image of Southern Resident killer whales taken in the Salish Sea off southern Vancouver Island during health research by SR3 SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research. Images by John Durban ...
Killer whales are known for their intelligence and power, even an inclination to sink yachts. Now, research is showing how they take down prey that few other animals can. Why it matters: The findings ...
When researchers from the University of British Columbia set out to film the solitary hunting habits of Northern resident ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — There has seemingly been ...
SEATTLE — 2023 was an encouraging year for sightings of some whale species, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) and Orca Behavior Institute (OBI). The PWWA represents ecotourism ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — There has seemingly been ...
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