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10 Ιουλ 2015 · • Killer whales are active, top-level ocean predators (Wiles, 2004). They have been observed preying on more than 140 species of animals, including 50 different species of marine mammals (Ford, 2009). • Killer whales are the largest predator of warm-blooded animals alive today (Nowak, 1999). Some killer whales eat
31 Δεκ 2009 · Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) (Orcinus orca) are an endangered population in the United States and Canada, partly due to declines of their primary prey species, Chinook salmon.
2 Αυγ 2019 · Compiling 111 scientific articles and reports published from 1957 to date, this review assesses the current state of knowledge of North Atlantic killer whale populations.
Killer whales can recognize their own pods easily from several miles away based on distinctive songs. Researchers have shown that the more similar the dialects between two pods, the closer they are related. Pods of whales with similar dialects are called clans. Killer whale pods are very vocal when hunting for prey.
The killer whale or orca is a robust medium sized whale – the largest member of the family Delphinidae. Adult male killer whales are about 25% larger than adult females with a tall (>2 m)
12 Μαρ 2023 · Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are large apex predators in global oceans, but very little is known about their feeding ecology in tropical ecosystems, particularly in the Caribbean Sea.
KILLER WHALE (Orcinus orca): Eastern North Pacific Northern Resident Stock STOCK DEFINITION AND GEOGRAPHIC RANGE Killer whales have been observed in all oceans and seas of the world (Leatherwood and Dahlheim 1978). Although reported from tropical and offshore waters, killer whales occur at higher densities in colder and more
