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Tag: killer whales

Killer Consequences: How boats affect the behavior of endangered killer whales
Behavior Human impacts

Killer Consequences: How boats affect the behavior of endangered killer whales

Killer whales are famous for their intelligence and athletic prowess in (and leaping out of) the water. However, for some…
February 16, 2021February 13, 2021 Francesca Giammona
Bowhead Whales Threatened by a ‘Killer’
Behavior

Bowhead Whales Threatened by a ‘Killer’

The Arctic is experiencing dramatic changes in sea ice. How will this warming affect the marine life? Scientists find there…
September 25, 2020October 20, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
Protections with a bite: Are toothed whales sheltered by South African Marine Protected Areas?
Coastal Management

Protections with a bite: Are toothed whales sheltered by South African Marine Protected Areas?

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are often put into place to protect biodiversity and essential fish stocks, but toothed whales are…
February 3, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
Behavior Biology Climate Change

Orca vs Narwhal

Orcas are natural predators of narwhals, but they are seasonally kept at bay by Arctic sea ice. As the Arctic…
June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 Megan Chen
Behavior Biology Natural History

Heroic Humpbacks: Orcastrate an Escape

While watching a pod of killer whales attacking their prey, scientists noticed a small group of humpback whales come to…
January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 Ashley Marranzino
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Book Review Developmental Biology Evolution

Killer whale pods: hunting dynamics

Killer whale pods spend almost all of their time together, with the exception of when they hunt. Why are they…
July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 Anne M. Hartwell

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