#OrcaFacts: Transient Killer Whales were renamed Bigg's Killer Whales in honour of Dr. Michael Bigg whose research changed the way we look at these animals.
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June 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#OrcaFacts: Transient Killer Whales were renamed Bigg's Killer Whales in honour of Dr. Michael Bigg whose research changed the way we look at these animals.
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#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Killer whales are one of only a handful of species where the females go through menopause and continue to live long after they are able to bear calves of their own.
Photo by Tasli
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Photo by Tasli
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June 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
#OrcaFacts: Killer whales are one of only a handful of species where the females go through menopause and continue to live long after they are able to bear calves of their own.
Photo by Tasli
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Photo by Tasli
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#OrcaFacts: Orcas are apex predators—they are at the top each of their respective food webs and have no natural predators.
Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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June 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#OrcaFacts: Orcas are apex predators—they are at the top each of their respective food webs and have no natural predators.
Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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#OrcaFacts: Orcas, like all dolphins, swallow their food whole. Their sharp teeth are used for ripping and tearing but are not suited for chewing.
Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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June 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#OrcaFacts: Orcas, like all dolphins, swallow their food whole. Their sharp teeth are used for ripping and tearing but are not suited for chewing.
Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia
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#OrcaFacts: Orcas, like all dolphins, swallow their food whole. Their sharp teeth are used for ripping and tearing but are not suited for chewing.
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
June 12, 2024 at 8:35 PM
#OrcaFacts: Orcas, like all dolphins, swallow their food whole. Their sharp teeth are used for ripping and tearing but are not suited for chewing.
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Transient killer whales were renamed Bigg's killer whales in honour of Dr. Michael Bigg whose research changed the way we look at these animals.
Photo by Brendon
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Photo by Brendon
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June 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#OrcaFacts: Transient killer whales were renamed Bigg's killer whales in honour of Dr. Michael Bigg whose research changed the way we look at these animals.
Photo by Brendon
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Photo by Brendon
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Orcas are the most widespread animal on Earth besides humans. They can be found in every one of the world’s oceans and they have numerous different cultures, depending on where they live!
Photo by Judith
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Photo by Judith
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June 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#OrcaFacts: Orcas are the most widespread animal on Earth besides humans. They can be found in every one of the world’s oceans and they have numerous different cultures, depending on where they live!
Photo by Judith
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Photo by Judith
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Type A orcas are usually only found in Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere's summer when they can hunt minke whales and elephant seals in ice-free water.
Photo by Judith
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Photo by Judith
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June 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#OrcaFacts: Type A orcas are usually only found in Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere's summer when they can hunt minke whales and elephant seals in ice-free water.
Photo by Judith
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Photo by Judith
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#OrcaFacts: Southern Resident Killer Whales are some of the only animals we know of to concretely display social learning. Many of their behaviours are passed down from mother to calf through generations.
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#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
June 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#OrcaFacts: Southern Resident Killer Whales are some of the only animals we know of to concretely display social learning. Many of their behaviours are passed down from mother to calf through generations.
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#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Killer Whales are the largest species of dolphin and can grow up to 8 metres (26 ft) and 5,400 kg (6 tonnes)
Photo by Ashley
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Photo by Ashley
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June 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#OrcaFacts: Killer Whales are the largest species of dolphin and can grow up to 8 metres (26 ft) and 5,400 kg (6 tonnes)
Photo by Ashley
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Photo by Ashley
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#OrcaFacts: Norway’s orcas are most often associated with the mass migration of herring which arrive in their Northern fjords every winter. Many Norwegian orcas hunt their herring prey using a technique called “carousel feeding” where multiple members of a pod encircle the herring,
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June 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#OrcaFacts: Norway’s orcas are most often associated with the mass migration of herring which arrive in their Northern fjords every winter. Many Norwegian orcas hunt their herring prey using a technique called “carousel feeding” where multiple members of a pod encircle the herring,
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#OrcaFacts: There are many distinct populations of Orca around the world. So far scientists recognize 5 different ecotypes in the Northern hemisphere & 5 in the Southern although new evidence for speciation has been proposed.
Poster: Uko Gorter
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Poster: Uko Gorter
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June 23, 2024 at 9:12 PM
#OrcaFacts: There are many distinct populations of Orca around the world. So far scientists recognize 5 different ecotypes in the Northern hemisphere & 5 in the Southern although new evidence for speciation has been proposed.
Poster: Uko Gorter
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Poster: Uko Gorter
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I think we all learned something tonight.
Unfortunately, it was just #OrcaFacts copy/pasted from Wikipedia
Unfortunately, it was just #OrcaFacts copy/pasted from Wikipedia
April 21, 2024 at 5:06 AM
I think we all learned something tonight.
Unfortunately, it was just #OrcaFacts copy/pasted from Wikipedia
Unfortunately, it was just #OrcaFacts copy/pasted from Wikipedia
#OrcaFacts: There are many distinct populations of orca around the world. So far scientists recognize 5 different ecotypes in the Northern hemisphere and 5 in the Southern hemisphere.
Poster by Uko Gorter
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Poster by Uko Gorter
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
June 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#OrcaFacts: There are many distinct populations of orca around the world. So far scientists recognize 5 different ecotypes in the Northern hemisphere and 5 in the Southern hemisphere.
Poster by Uko Gorter
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Poster by Uko Gorter
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#OrcaFacts: Southern Resident Killer Whales are a matriarchal species. Calves almost always stay with their mothers, regardless of sex, for their entire lives.
Photo by Gary
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Photo by Gary
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June 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#OrcaFacts: Southern Resident Killer Whales are a matriarchal species. Calves almost always stay with their mothers, regardless of sex, for their entire lives.
Photo by Gary
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Photo by Gary
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Of the three Killer Whale ecotypes you can find in British Columbia, Offshores are the most mysterious and the least studied despite the fact that they seem to travel in extremely large groups, sometimes of over 50 or 100 individuals!
Photo by Slater Moore
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Photo by Slater Moore
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June 21, 2026 at 6:28 PM
#OrcaFacts: Of the three Killer Whale ecotypes you can find in British Columbia, Offshores are the most mysterious and the least studied despite the fact that they seem to travel in extremely large groups, sometimes of over 50 or 100 individuals!
Photo by Slater Moore
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Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Killer Whale mothers are in it for the long haul. They are pregnant for an incredible 15-18 months, will nurse their calves for ~2 years & in many cases it’s believed that their young swim the rest of their lives by their side.
Photo: Tom Filipovic
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Photo: Tom Filipovic
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June 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
#OrcaFacts: Killer Whale mothers are in it for the long haul. They are pregnant for an incredible 15-18 months, will nurse their calves for ~2 years & in many cases it’s believed that their young swim the rest of their lives by their side.
Photo: Tom Filipovic
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Photo: Tom Filipovic
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#OrcaFacts: There are three different kinds of Killer Whales off the coast of BC: The fish-eating Residents, the marine mammal eating Bigg’s or Transients and the elusive and rare Offshores, who are confirmed shark eaters.
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#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
June 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
#OrcaFacts: There are three different kinds of Killer Whales off the coast of BC: The fish-eating Residents, the marine mammal eating Bigg’s or Transients and the elusive and rare Offshores, who are confirmed shark eaters.
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Of the three Killer Whale ecotypes you can find in British Columbia, Offshores are the most mysterious and the least studied despite the fact that they seem to travel in extremely large groups, sometimes of over 50 or 100 individuals!
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
June 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#OrcaFacts: Of the three Killer Whale ecotypes you can find in British Columbia, Offshores are the most mysterious and the least studied despite the fact that they seem to travel in extremely large groups, sometimes of over 50 or 100 individuals!
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Scientists studying BC’s Offshore KWs noticed that their teeth were very worn down which led to them to hypothesize that they were feeding on rough skinned sharks This was later confirmed to be their primary source of food.
📸 Slater Moore
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📸 Slater Moore
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June 28, 2024 at 8:38 PM
#OrcaFacts: Scientists studying BC’s Offshore KWs noticed that their teeth were very worn down which led to them to hypothesize that they were feeding on rough skinned sharks This was later confirmed to be their primary source of food.
📸 Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
📸 Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: New Zealand is home to between 150-200 killer whales who can be seen most frequently from December and March. They forage on numerous species but some specialize in catching stingrays right in Wellington harbour.
Photo by Gary
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Photo by Gary
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June 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#OrcaFacts: New Zealand is home to between 150-200 killer whales who can be seen most frequently from December and March. They forage on numerous species but some specialize in catching stingrays right in Wellington harbour.
Photo by Gary
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Photo by Gary
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#OrcaFacts: Though many populations of Killer Whales travel through Scottish waters, there is a small unique individuals who call the Small Isles and Skye home. This pod, fondly referred to at the West Coast Community, have been seen preying on porpoises, dolphins, whales, and seals.
June 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#OrcaFacts: Though many populations of Killer Whales travel through Scottish waters, there is a small unique individuals who call the Small Isles and Skye home. This pod, fondly referred to at the West Coast Community, have been seen preying on porpoises, dolphins, whales, and seals.
#OrcaFacts: Bigg's hunt marine mammals-everything from small seals to whales twice their size! They are also frequently found in much smaller groups than Residents and their family bonds do not appear to be quite as strong.
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
June 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#OrcaFacts: Bigg's hunt marine mammals-everything from small seals to whales twice their size! They are also frequently found in much smaller groups than Residents and their family bonds do not appear to be quite as strong.
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Scientists studying BC’s Offshore orcas noticed that their teeth were very worn down which led to them to hypothesize that they were feeding on rough skinned sharks This was later confirmed to be their primary source of food.
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
June 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#OrcaFacts: Scientists studying BC’s Offshore orcas noticed that their teeth were very worn down which led to them to hypothesize that they were feeding on rough skinned sharks This was later confirmed to be their primary source of food.
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
Photo by Slater Moore
#WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth
#OrcaFacts: Type D Orcas are a subantarctic ecotype, first discovered in the 1950s. They share the same black-and-white colouring on their dorsal and ventral sides as other orcas but they have shorter dorsal fins, rounder melons, and the smallest eye patch of any ecotype.
June 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
#OrcaFacts: Type D Orcas are a subantarctic ecotype, first discovered in the 1950s. They share the same black-and-white colouring on their dorsal and ventral sides as other orcas but they have shorter dorsal fins, rounder melons, and the smallest eye patch of any ecotype.