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The southern resident orcas, also known as the southern resident killer whales (SRKW), are the smallest of four communities of the exclusively fish-eating ecotype of orca in the northeast Pacific Ocean. The southern resident orcas form a closed society with no emigration or dispersal of individuals, and no gene flow with other orca populations. [1]
While there is no record of southern resident orcas eating harbor porpoises, at least 78 incidents have been recorded since 1962 involving orcas harassing harbor porpoises, of which 28 resulted in the porpoise's death; it has never been confirmed whether this is the result of competition for food, rough play, or true aggression. [9]
There are just 73 endangered Southern Resident killer whales, according to the center. The new year brought “extreme highs and lows,” the Washington-based group, which focuses on the study and ...
Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State ...
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health. Tahlequah, the Southern Resident ...
Tahlequah (born c. 1998), also known as J35, is an orca of the southern resident community in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. She has given birth to four known offspring, a male (Notch) in 2010, a female (Tali) in 2018, another male (Phoenix) in 2020, and an unnamed female calf in 2024.
Southern resident killer whales are critically endangered and most likely on a path toward extinction. A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the ...
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