Apex predators in prehistoric Colombian oceans would have snacked on killer whales today
Predators at the top of a marine food chain 130 million years ago ruled with more power than any modern species, McGill ...
QuickCheck: Is it true that dolphins don't drink water?
OF the over 40 dolphin species, killer whales (orcas) are the largest, while bottlenose dolphins are the most common.
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PAM FRAMPTON: Striking stories of animal grief and cruelty
A January 2025 article from the BBC’s Jasmin Fox-Skelly details numerous examples, from an elderly elephant shedding tears and eventually succumbing to grief after an elephant she had befriended died ...
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Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean loses another baby
A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried ... pollution to food and a lack of food sources. As of December 2023, the J-pod of whales had 75 members, according to research that dates ...
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Killer whale mum who carried her dead baby for 17 days across 1,600km of ocean gives birth to new calf
Scientists said access to salmon, the whales’ main food source, is imperative for the ... between Washington state and British Columbia. Killer whales have strong social ties and continue ...
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Only about half of Southern Resident orca calves survive. Here's why
SEATTLE — The recent death of a J pod orca calf highlights the plight of the Southern Resident killer whales ... Chinook are the primary food source for Southern Residents, and the salmon ...
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Mother orca Tahlequah who once carried dead calf 1,000 miles is grieving the loss of another newborn
Killer whales typically reproduce every five years ... inbreeding and a lack of Chinook salmon, which is their primary food source, Weiss said. The loss of a female calf like J61 is particularly ...