Orcinus

(It is 17 months for Orcinus orca and 11 months for Tursiops truncatus, the bottlenose dolphin of performance fame.) Today, thanks to these living laboratories, studies in cetacean behavior, acoustics, genetics, hematology, general physiology, and veterinary science have all made great advances.

Spatial and social connectivity of fish-eating "resident" Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in the northern North Pacific.

Underwater noise of whale- watching boats and potential effects on killer whales (Orcinus orca), based on an acoustic impact model.

For the species pool that includes killer whales (Orcinus orca) and sperm whales (Physeter microcephalus), the low number of "other" sightings (n=1) prevented testing the species covariate.

Williams (2011) also found that orcas (Orcinus orca) were more likely to exhibit avoidance behaviors when approached by kayaks at close range.

Potentially, sharks and killer whales, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) may prey upon S.

According to Thabit Zahran Al Abdul Salaam, Director of Marine Biodiversity Management at EAD, the killer whale, or Orcinus orca, despite the name, are not considered a threat to humans.

A rare sighting of three killer whales (Orcinus orca), the largest member of the dolphin family, was reported by fishermen around 12 kilometres offshore from the village of Rams, in Ra's al-Khaimah, on 25th December 2007.

(1) Species with sightings primarily in oceanic waters: Orcinus orca, Peponocephala electra, Stenella coeruleoalba.

petition to list killer whales (Orcinus orca) in southern Puget Sound,

When killer whales (Orcinus orca) entered the area, they imposed a fourth trophic level (Estes et al.

During the summer, the Antarctic waters are invaded by many predators, such as the rorquals (Balaenoptera), sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), killer whales (Orcinus), and large numbers of birds and seals.

Such injured biological resources included bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani), common loons (Gavia immer), clams, common murres (Uria aalge), cormorants (Phalacrocorax, three species), cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii), Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma), harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus), harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), Kittlitz's murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris), marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus), killer whales (Orcinus orca), mussels (Mytilus edulis), Pacific herring (Clupea harengus), river otters (Lutra canadensis), pigeon guillemots (Cepphus columba), pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), rockfish (Sebastes sp.), sea otters (Enhydra lutris), and sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).

Of all the awe-inducing marine predators Nature has created, perhaps the greatest is the powerful, intelligent and highly social orca whale (Orcinus orca).

IT'S CONSIDERED somewhat politically incorrect to refer to Orcinus orca as the killer whale.