Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
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Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...
Orcas spotted swimming in Seattle’s Elliott Bay
A welcome sight Thursday morning: Orcas in the Puget Sound. Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about ...
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Does that orca have a baby bump? Drones can tell from the air
Orcas, like humans, get baby bumps in the early months of pregnancy and grow larger as the pregnancy advances. Researchers ...
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Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas
The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...
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Canadian documentary ‘Coextinction’ explains why orcas in the Puget Sound are starving — and the dams that need to come down to feed them
UW students and community members gathered in Kane Hall for a screening of the 2021 documentary Coextinction. WashPIRG hosted ...
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Valeria Vergara: A mother's grief, a population on the brink
Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries her calf ...
Meet ‘Ocean Sun’, the nearly 100-year-old Southern Resident Orca crowned oldest in the world
Experts say Southern Resident Orca “Ocean Sun” will soon turn 100 years old and is considered the oldest orca in the world.
Orca advocates beg for solutions as salmon shortage threatens whale population
Orca advocates are begging federal leaders to help keep the Puget Sound’s Southern Residents alive. Advocates say the Federal ...
My family paid $21 to take our car on a ferry through Washington. It was better than our $300 whale-watching boat tour.
It was cheap to take our car on a ferry from Townsend to Coupeville, where we explored Whidbey Island. On the ride, we saw ...
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Orca Network’s Ways of Whales workshop features southern resident orca updates, blue whales and salmon conservation
The bittersweet New Year’s Day visit to central Puget Sound by J and K pods revealed both a new, apparently healthy calf had ...
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Washington state makes history: First in the world to permanently ban commercial net pens to protect wild salmon, Orcas and Puget Sound ecosystems
This week, we are celebrating a monumental environmental victory for Puget Sound’s ecosystems ... the ongoing crisis facing wild salmon populations and Southern Resident killer whales, which rely on ...