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The closure of a marine zoo in the south of France has sparked intense debate over the future of its inhabitants, including two beloved orcas. Marineland Antibes, near Cannes, closed for good on ...
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, it is found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
Pacific Northwest orca are among the most contaminated marine mammals in the world, due to the high levels of toxic anthropogenic chemicals that accumulate in their tissues. [115] Implicated in the decline of the southern resident orca population, these widespread contaminants pose a large problem for conservation efforts.
This is a picture of the Shamu show at Sea World San Antonio, taken on March 14, 2013. In 2014 with the introduction of AB 2140 SeaWorld responded by releasing plans of a new expansion to the orca enclosure in San Diego called "Blue World". This was a $100 million expansion that would give the guests a more natural orca experience. [9]
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The orca is known to prey on numerous other toothed whale species. One example is the false killer whale. [69] To subdue and kill whales, orcas continually ram them with their heads; this can sometimes kill bowhead whales, or severely injure them. Other times, they corral their prey before striking.
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General Non-human Great Ape Susceptibility to COVID-19 Although the susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 infection among many non-human primates is unknown, all catarrhines , monkeys and apes from Africa and Eurasia, have the same set of 12 amino acid residues as human ACE2 where SARS-CoV-2 enters the host cell leading to infection.