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The orcas in this video don’t seem intent on causing the fisherman any harm. THey’re just visiting, and it’s a good reminder that people aren’t the only fishers in the sea.
In November 1986, trainer Mark Beeler was held against a wall by Kandu V during a live performance. [52] On March 4, 1987, 20-year-old SeaWorld San Diego trainer Jonathan Smith was grabbed by one of the park's 5.4-tonne (6-short-ton) orcas. The orca dragged the trainer to the bottom of the tank, then carried him back to the surface and spat him ...
But with binoculars trained on the horizon, the boat’s captain is on the lookout for something potentially far more unsettling: orcas, also known as killer whales, who in recent years have taken ...
In this photo provided by Kersti Muul, a pod of Bigg’s orcas, swim in Elliott Bay as a state ferry sails behind them in May 2022. The U.S. Coast Guard is launching a whale alert program in ...
In 2000, Spong with Japanese colleagues set up an online portal for listening to the whales called "www.orca-live.net" which broadcast live sounds from OrcaLab's hydrophones via the Internet, making it possible for people around the world with internet access to hear the sounds of orcas. The project also included a link to live video cameras.
Before extensive research on whale vocalizations was completed, the low-frequency pulses emitted by some species of whales were often not correctly attributed to them. Dr Payne wrote: "Before it was shown that fin whales were the cause [of powerful sounds], no one could take seriously the idea that such regular, loud, low, and relatively pure frequency tones were coming from within the ocean ...
Two groups of orcas — one that preys on salmon and the other on sea mammals — as well as baleen whales have cruised these waters since time immemorial and are now often visible from Seattle's ...
Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 days in 2018, has likely suffered another loss.. Per The Seattle Times, researchers believe the mother orca's newborn ...