Notable Killer Whales

Notable Killer Whales | Killer Whale Wiki - Fandom

One of the largest known wild killer whales, estimated to be around 33 feet in length. He also boasts a very tall dorsal fin and a large chunk taken out of his ...

Seven Famous Killer Whales From Around The World

Many Killer Whales have become famous over their lifetime. Some for heroic acts, others for entertainment, some for sad stories of their capture and life in ...

List of captive orcas - Wikipedia

Notable captive orcas · Living · Adán · Corky II · Earth · Ikaika · Kalia · Katina · Keet.

Orca attacks - Wikipedia

Notable orcas involved in incidents · Tilikum: responsible for two documented fatal attacks and one unwitnessed fatality · Nootka IV: responsible for three ...

Does anyone know of any famous names for Orcas in mythology or ...

I've found so far: Orcus - the most immediate being the root word for where the original name stemmed from. Orcus being the Roman God of the Underworld.

'Famous' killer whales spotted off Ireland, photos show | Miami Herald

'Famous' pair of killer whales, the last surviving members of their community, spotted off Ireland, photos show. They hunted next to a boat.

Meet the whales | The Whale Museum

J-2 Granny · J-16 Slick · J-19 Shachi · J-22 Oreo · J-26 Mike · J-27 Blackberry · J-31 Tsuchi · J-35 Tahlequah.

9 Famous Orcas Who Died in Captivity and Why it Should Never ...

The untimely deaths of 9 famous orcas held in captivity have shed light on the tragic consequences of confining these amazing creatures.

The FAMOUS Killer Whales of Puget Sound! - YouTube

Ever since a particular 90s movie about an Orca the world has been fascinated by Killer Whales. They gained further notoriety after a series ...

Tilikum: The Whale Who Rebelled | Back to Nature

They are choosing to fight back.”While he remains the most famous of SeaWorld's whales, Tilikum is not the only captive orca to have caused grievous injury or ...

10 of the World's Most Famous Whales - Treehugger

Shamu was one of the first few orcas ever captured alive, becoming a popular attraction at SeaWorld San Diego in the mid- to late '60s. Originally captured to ...

Meet the Southern Residents - Orca Conservancy

The Southern Resident killer whales are a genetically and culturally distinct population of orcas within the Pacific Northwest and consist of three separate ...

Orcas in Captivity - Dolphin Project

The Icelandic coast has also been the site of orca captures in the 1970s and 1980s, with Tilikum and Keiko (of Free Willy fame) being some of the more notable ...

Meet the Transient Orcas — Bigg's Killer Whales — of Puget Sound

Meet the Transient Orcas — Bigg's Killer Whales — of Puget Sound · The T2Bs · The T2Cs · The T7Bs · The T10s · T011A / Rainy — a lone male born in 1978 · The T18s + ...

Famous Killer Whales back in Hebridean Seas - ASCOBANS

Much loved whales John Coe and Aquarius from the West Coast Community of killer whales were spotted on Wednesday 5th May near Porthgwarra, ...

Deceased Orcas - Inherently Wild

– Between September 1962 and August 1970 at least 10 whales died during capture operations in Washington State, USA. During this time, at least 1 orca died in ...

Killer Whale | NOAA Fisheries

The killer whale is the largest member of the dolphin family. The population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest is one of the most ...

Facts about orcas (killer whales) - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA

Orcas, also known as killer whales, are are the largest member of the dolphin family. Threats to orcas include hunting and captivity.

Eden Killer Whale Museum reassembles skeleton of famous orca ...

An orca famous for cooperating with humans to hunt whales has been pulled apart and reassembled in a display curators hope pays better homage to its legacy.

Northern Resident Killer Whales - Killer Whale Wiki - Fandom

Northern Resident Killer Whales ; Main Diet. Chinook salmon, Chum salmon ; Distribution. Glacier Bay, Alaska to Grays Harbour, Washington ; Notable Individuals. A1 ...