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  2. Northern resident orcas - Wikipedia

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    Like the Southern residents, the Northern residents live in groups of matrilines. A typical Northern resident matriline group consists of an elder female, her offspring, and the offspring of her daughters. Both males and female orcas remain within their natal matriline for life. [4] Matrilines have a tendency to split apart over time. [3]

  3. Salish Sea orcas - Wikipedia

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    In northern residents, females do most of the herding and hunting of salmon, whereas in southern residents, males do most of the hunting. It has been found that female southern residents do not actively forage when nursing calves, so males must hunt in their place; in northern residents, females continue to hunt even when nursing calves.

  4. Marine mammals of the Salish Sea - Wikipedia

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    Southern resident orcas. In terms of cetaceans, both toothed and baleen whales inhabit the coastal waters of the Salish Sea and the offshore waters of Washington and British Columbia. Of these, the orca is the most famous, with humpback whales and gray whales also well known in the area. Most cetaceans, however, are usually seen in the area ...

  5. 'Killer' parties? Orcas making Central California coast their ...

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  6. Orcas in the Gulf of California appear to have gained special skills to hunt and kill the world’s largest fish, according to a new study.. Whale sharks, which grow up to 18m long, are known to ...

  7. New footage reveals key clues to understanding mysterious ...

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    Tracking the Humboldt Current orcas and knowing what the killer whales are hunting and eating will help conservation groups protect the orcas, which are described as “data deficient” by the ...

  8. Corky (orca) - Wikipedia

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    Corky II (born c. 1965), often referred to as just Corky, is a female captive orca from the A5 Pod of northern resident orcas. At approximately the age of four, Corky was captured from Pender Harbour off the coast of British Columbia on 11 December 1969. [2] She has lived at SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California since 21 January

  9. Drone footage reveals orcas hunting unexpected prey off Chile ...

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