An orca from a transient killer whale pod flipped the seal off the coast of Victoria on Vancouver Island on Sunday, October 25. Flipping the seal into the air with its tail sounds like fun but it wasn ...
Humpback whales have been observed interrupting their own journeys to confront orcas attacking other animals, including seals they have no obvious connection to. In one striking case, a humpback ...
Robert Pitman is a marine ecologist in southern California’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center and was the lead author of the study. Pitman and his ...
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This seal was spotted swimming near a boat when a couple of orcas suddenly attacked it.
SEATTLE — The Ballard Locks’ recent visit from several orcas might become a more regular occurrence. Researchers recently concluded that transient Bigg’s killer whales have become increasingly common ...