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Orca Network - Transient orcas
Orca Network - Transient orcas Transient orcas Transients in Hood Canal, January 24, 2003 These Transient orca calls were recorded on Hood Canal in February, 2003. Any attempt ... orca community behaves according to traditions and rules that, in their complexity and variability, have no parallel except in human societies (Rendell and Whitehead 2001). Transient orcas provide a good illustration of orca ...
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The Marine Mammal Center
However, they also range into polar ice areas. Some orca populations remain local and travel along predictable routes. Others are transient and move over great distances. BEHAVIOR: Orcas are very ... to seven individuals, travel longer and in unpredictable patterns, and primarily eat marine mammals. Transient will eat any marine mammal including whales, dolphins, propoises, sea otters, and pinnipeds ...
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Orca-Facts 5
Orca-Facts 5 WHAT IS AN ORCA? Transients The Transient population of the Pacific Northwest has been ... of social organization than first believed . The Transient maternal unit is not fully understood. Young Transient calves stay with their mums for at least their ... Transients. The Residents are probably far too noisy for a successful Transient hunt. To Communication Back to the main Orca-Facts Back ...
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Orca-Facts 6
Communication is an essential ingredient of the glue that brings harmony to the orca community. Orcas make three types of vocalizations: clicks, whistles and pulsed calls. The clicks are ... three clans, whereas the Southern Resident Community has just a single clan, as do the Transient orca of this coast. There is variability within call types, even for different maternal groups within ...
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Orca Network Incredible Photos page
Chantelle Tucker. A transient orca, August 27, 2007. Photo by Jim Maya. A transient orca in Victoria Harbor, August 27, 2007. Photo by Jim Maya. A transient orca in Victoria Harbor, August 27, ... . J2 by Traci Walter taken February 8, 2007 in Swanson Channel, Canadian Gulf Islands. ©Orca Network Please contact Orca Network to inquire about educational use of any materials on this site.
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Center for Whale Research - Orca Survey
Methods Used to obtain Data Location Types of Orcas in the Pacific Northwest Resident Orcas Transient Orcas Offshore Orcas How to Identify Individual Orcas How to Sex Orcas Behavior Vocalization ... Killer Whales The First Captive Killer Whales - A Changing Attitude The Development of Orca Survey Orca Survey Today and in the Future Cetacean Releases Annotated Bibliography of Cetacean Releases True ...
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How to Identify Individual Orcas
Notice the very pointed dorsal fin and the closed saddle patch of Q4, a female transient orca. Notice the rounded, falcate dorsal fin of L2, a resident female of L pod. Also ... dorsal fin and closed saddle patch with the wispy leading edge of this female offshore orca.
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POPs
Program Back to the Pollution page. Back to the Ocean Change Initiative page. This male transient orca died near Cordova, Prince William Sound, Alaska. High levels of contaminants may have been responsible ...
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ORCA LIVE | STUDY
ORCA LIVE | STUDY Earth is the miraculous planet of this expansive ... the beauty of the islands' rich natural surroundings. Vancouver Island Orcas Their Name Transient and Resident Orcas Diet Intelligence Johnstone Strait Johnstone Strait is the less than ... lives together with his family. The aim of the lab is to research orca society and protect the orcas' living environment. We hope to offer live ...
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OrcaInfo
Vancouver Island and Washington State. A "transient" community of more than 200 individuals also uses these waters. A little understood "Offshore" community ...
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