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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]
Pages in category "Southern resident orcas". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Southern resident orcas.
Moby Doll's particular community, the southern resident orcas, suffered the greatest losses. By pod or capture location, 48 of the 68 were identified as southern residents. The captures were selective for physically immature orcas less than 4.5m in length: 30 of the 48 southern residents were in this category. [5] [79]
Initially named Walter the Whale, [144] [145] this orca was taken into captivity during the Yukon Harbor orca capture operation, which was the first planned, deliberate trapping of a large group of orcas (killer whales). 15 southern resident orcas were trapped by Ted Griffin and his Seattle Public Aquarium party on 15 February 1967, in Yukon ...
As orcas have repeatedly rammed boats in waters off the Iberian Peninsula, experts who study the killer whales' behavior on the other side of the world believe aggression is likely not to blame ...
October 11, 2024 at 7:51 PM. SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. - A new Southern Resident Orca calf was last seen looking unwell. The news comes days after a report showed an overall decline in Washington's ...
North Pacific. Research off the west coast of Canada and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s identified the following three types: Resident (fish-eating) orcas: The curved dorsal fins are typical of resident females. Resident: These are the most commonly sighted of the three populations in the coastal waters of the northeast Pacific.
Northern resident orcas. Northern resident orcas, also known as northern resident killer whales (NRKW), are one of four separate, non-interbreeding communities of the exclusively fish-eating ecotype of orca in the northeast portion of the North Pacific Ocean. They live primarily off the coast of British Columbia (BC), Canada, and also travel to ...