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The first video record of this type was made in 2014 between the Kerguelen and Crozet Islands, [60] and again in 2017 off the coast of Cape Horn, Chile. [61] It is recognizable by its small white eye patch, narrower and shorter than usual dorsal fin, bulbous head (similar to a pilot whale), and smaller teeth. [62]
Bingo is the largest killer whale in Japan that has ever been kept in captivity with a total length of over 6.5 m (21 ft). Earth is 5.7 m (19 ft) long and weighs 2,600 kg (5,700 lb) as of 2021, [ 2 ] making him the largest living killer whale in Japan in captivity. [ 22 ]
Only two calves were born in 2022 and the total population of the Southern Residents fell to one of its lowest numbers since the end of the live-capture era in 1974, when 71 individuals were counted. Only 73 Southern Residents were counted in the July 1, 2022, census conducted by the Center for Whale Research.
However, it was later announced in October 2011 that the 2011–2012 whale hunt would go on as planned. An Associated Press poll of the Japanese public conducted in July and August 2011 found that 52% of Japanese supported whale hunting, 35% were neutral, and 13% were opposed. [109]
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, they are found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
The population of Japanese nationals fell by about 800,000 people, or 0.65%, to 122.4 million in 2022 from the previous year, falling for a 14th straight year, according ... Japan's total ...
In 2021, there were 2,887,116 foreign residents in Japan, representing 2.3% of the Japanese population. [91] Foreign Army personnel, of which there were up to 430,000 from the SCAP ( post-occupation , United States Forces Japan ) and 40,000 BCOF in the immediate post-war years, have not been at any time included in Japanese foreign resident ...
Japan recorded a record low number of births in 2021, prompting the biggest ever natural decline in the population, government data showed on Friday. There were 811,604 births last year, the ...