Killer whales in Hawaiian waters: information on population identity and...

Pacific Science;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract: Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have only infrequently...and most of what is known about killer whales worldwide comes from studies in...waters. Here we present 21 records of killer whales from within the Hawaiian Exclusive...

Interview: Volker Deecke discusses study exploring the way seals...

NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  November 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ......seals distinguish between dangerous killer whales and those whose diets only include...explores how seals can distinguish between killer whales that would eat them for dinner and...dangerous to them? Mr. DEECKE: Well, killer whales communicate with underwater calls...

Pirates in tuxedos: as a fisherman in the Bering Sea, I've seen killer...

Newsweek;  April 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ......fisherman in the Bering Sea, I've seen killer whales up close--and they're not cute I see...me looks up at his framed poster of killer whales with a puzzled frown. All he sees is...I start to explain why I don't like killer whales, my wife hunches her shoulders and...

Killer Whales

Canadian Encyclopedia;      700+ words ......TRITES Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Killer Whales Author: A.W. TRITES Killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) are found in all the oceans...reliable visitors along the Pacific coast. Killer whales in BC can be individually identified from...

Killer whales blamed for decline of Scottish seals

The Independent - London;  April 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Attacks by killer whales may be helping to drive the sudden...unexplained, but a new theory is that killer whales, or orcas, the bulky, black-and-whi...has turned the spotlight on to killer whales, suggesting that they may be preying...

Outrage as fishermen slaughter killer whales

The Sunday Telegraph London;  April 15, 2007 ;     649 words ......by killing up to one in six of the killer whales that live in and around the Strait...rifles are used by fishermen to stop killer whales hunting the tuna, which make twice...Conservationists say up to five of the 33 killer whales in the area have fallen victim to the...

Analysis: Recent scientific study suggests that killer whales may be to...

NPR All Things Considered;  September 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ......scientific study suggests that killer whales may be to blame for the disappearances...has proposed a new explanation: killer whales. NPR's Christopher Joyce has more. CHRISTOPHER JOYCE reporting: Killer whales are top predators. They hunt...

TALES OF TWO ORCAS - The more scientists learn about killer whales, the...

National Wildlife;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...ONE OF THE MANY THINGS killer whales do well is turn on a dime in...follow them. Like other dolphins, killer whales can make clicking sounds to locate...of the outstanding traits of killer whales, or orcas, the largest and fastest...

Killer whales blamed for seal numbers fall

The Scotsman;  April 15, 2008 ;     472 words ...GROWING numbers of killer whales in Scotland's seas could be to...University of Aberdeen, has suggested killer whales, or orcas, could be preying on...analysed inshore sightings of killer whales around the Northern Isles and...

Scientists ask if whaling caused decline in sea mammals; Killer whales...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  November 16, 2003 ;     665 words ......whaling after World War II that forced killer whales to look for new sources of food, a...other great whales that made up the killer whales' usual prey, leading them to feed on...scientists wrote. They suggested that killer whales chose their new prey based on the biggest...

First Mass Stranding of Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the Gulf of...

Aquatic Mammals;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......first report of a mass stranding of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Mexican waters. This...the region. On 31 July 2000, eight killer whales stranded alive at the southern tip...collected. Individual strandings of killer whales are rare, and six records have been...

Killer whales roam Monterey Bay

Oakland Tribune;  February 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ......across an uncommon sight -- a pod of killer whales. About 40 giant black- and-white predators...quickly identified them as "resident" killer whales from Washington and British Columbia...crew saw another group of 40 resident killer whales, this time a mile off Monterey. Black...

Killer whales spotted off north coast

Belfast Telegraph;  July 29, 2004 ;     239 words ...Killer whales have been spotted in the waters off...past few months. And last year five killer whales were spotted less than 50 yards offshore...at Portrush Countryside Centre, the killer whales pose little risk to public and are...

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Sighted West of Ni'ihau, Hawai,i [1].

Pacific Science;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Abstract: A rare sighting of five killer whales (Orcinus orca), including one juvenile...21[degrees]49'N, 160[degrees]20'W. Killer whales are not unknown in Hawaiian waters...revealed clear diagnostic features of killer whales (Orcinus orca), including evidence...

Killer whales have own 'caller ID'

The Scotsman;  August 9, 2006 ;     528 words ...KILLER whales sing with their own distinctive style...communication ability appears to put killer whales on a par with chimpanzees and bottlenose...much more strongly distinguishable." Killer whales have been so called for at least 2...