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A place where anyone can come to connect, share & save their #WhaleTales
Created in 2014, we have 1200+ cetacean stories.
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To celebrate #OrcaActionMonth we highlighted famous KWs including the shark liver eating duo Port & Starboard! Their flopped over dorsal fins may be caused by lack of calcium in their dietsโฆtime to grab some milk to wash down those livers! ๐ฅ ๐ฆด
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#SharkWeek #WhaleTales
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An Excellent Encounter with the T046C's Travelling with T125 and T127. Read the full story here: buff.ly/2KDqUxR
Photo by Ashley
This is an encounter from 2015
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Visiting Humpbacks in Juneau. Read the full story here: buff.ly/30JHcZt
Photo by Brooke McGee
This is an encounter from 2017
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Plastic bottles take 450 years to decompose but they are one of the easiest things to stop using. This #PlasticFreeJuly, drink tap water, bring a reusable bottle, and #ChooseToRefuse.
๐จ: Peppermint Narwhal Creative
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#Whales #bluewhales
"Ever since monitoring began in 1999, cows and young calves have been sighted at the southernmost end of the route, but we've never seen any as tiny as the 6โ7-meter (around 20โ23-foot) baby that Klein spotted off Ningaloo"
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#Whale #whalefall
#Deepseaecology
"...researchers found the remains of whalesโseven confirmed and almost certainly more than 60 total skeletons in the dark depths, a phenomenon known as โwhale fall.โ
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Today is #InternationalPlasticBagFreeDay! Did you know it can take up to 500 years for a plastic bag to disintegrate? Bring your own and take a step towards reducing plastic marine debris.
Image by Greg Perry
#WhaleTales #PlasticFreeJuly #TalesOfSavingWhales
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An update on the proposed speciation of Bigg's and Resident Killer Whales.
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#OrcaFacts: Scientists studying BCโs 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.
๐ธ Slater Moore
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It's #OrcaActionMonth & #FunFactFriday. #DYK Orcas can be found in and around every island in the Galapagos year-round but they are very unpredictable? They are seen in small groups, never larger than 10 individuals. They seem to be generalist hunters, preying on sea lions, turtle, rays & fish.
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love it!!!!
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#OrcaActionMonth is almost over! Wherever you live in the world there are many ways that you can help protect the SRKWs. Choosing sustainable seafood, especially salmon is a great place to start & reducing plastic & disposing waste properly helps all marine life.
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#OrcaFacts: Though socially distinct now, it is highly likely that the populations of KWs in Iceland & Norway were once one super-population specializing in herring. Unfortunately, since the collapse of the Atlanto-Scandian herring stock there have been no records of interaction.
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Happy #OrcaActionMonth! We're celebrating on the #WhaleTalesPodcast by highlighting a specific KW from around the world with a truly terrific tale. Today we are wrapping things up with the currently very famous Gladis-or should we say Gladises?
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Did you know that #graywhales are getting smaller? ๐ฎ
Recent studies show a noticeable decrease in the average size of these majestic giants. Factors like climate change, food scarcity, and human activity are taking a toll on these incredible creatures.
๐ธ: Erik Urdahl, @urdahlphoto #oregoncoast
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#whales #bluewhales #California
"As many as 30 blue whales, including multiple pairs of mothers and calves, showed up off the Channel Islands recently and seem to be sticking around, officials said"
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Although not during #OrcaActionMonth we have also had a few Journal Club podcast episodes featuring Killer Whale papers. Check out episodes 51 and 62 for discussions on Killer Whale research!
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The #Humpback #whales are back
Humpback whales circulate through Penobscot Bay; one last seen in Nova Scotia, 2021 www.penbaypilot.com/article/hump...
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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
#OrcaActionMonth #WhaleTales
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Last year after doing mini episodes on unique Orca ecotypes we did a super fun episode to wrap up #OrcaActionMonth: Oops All Stories! Take a listen to episode 55 of the #WhaleTalesPodcast for an episode full of Orca #WhaleTales!
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#OrcasAreAwesome
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It's #OrcaActionMonth! We're celebrating over on #WhaleTalesWatches by watching and discussing Free Willy 2! Join us as we talk about the oddities of this plot, Nicole's heart eye feelings about it & of course the Ruffles & Granny glamour shots ๐ค ๐ค ๐ค
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In 2018 a genetic study revealed that J1's mother was in fact L45 "Asterix." Similar to L87 "Onyx," Ruffles was an L Pod whale who spent his time with J Pod. While this discovery was unexpected, it is also just another way that these animals continue to surprise us.
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It's #OrcaActionMonth & #FunFactFriday J1 โRufflesโ was an iconic member of J pod & was well known for his enormous waved dorsal fin that gave him his name He spent most of his time J2 โGrannyโ & because of their close relationship, researchers thought J1 was the last calf of J2.
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#whales #orca
orca pod seen at Cape Hatteras for first time since 2011
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Happy #OrcaActionMonth! We are celebrating all month on the #WhaleTalesPodcast with four special episodes each highlighting a specific Orca (or OrcaS) from around the world with a truly terrific tale This week were talking the notorious Port & Starboard! buff.ly/3XjgGXE
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๐ฆ #Marineresearch
We've seen lots of press about orcas hunting sharks in South Africa. Now we have a trio of #Orca hunting #sharks in the Gulf of California's #CaboPulmo.
Researchers describe "three discrete orca and shark predator-prey interaction events spanning two years"
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#Whales #aerialsurvey
#NOAA
"There were seven different species captured during the NOAA flight at the end of May, including 93 sei whales, 36 humpback whales, 21 fin whales, four sperm whales, three North Atlantic right whales and two killer whales (one which was eating a whale)"
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Episode 45 of the #WhaleTalesPodcast wasn't during #OrcaActionMonth but we did take a super deep dive into Icelandic Orcas with our special guest Judith Scott! Be sure to give it a listen for even more Orca content๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ค
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#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 itโs believed that their young swim the rest of their lives by their side.
Photo: Tom Filipovic
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More and more whales (and marine life) are being found with plastic inside their digestive systems. What are you doing to limit your plastic use?
#WhaleTales #TalesOfSavingWhales #OrcaActionMonth
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Last year for #OrcaActionMonth our three mini episodes of the #WhaleTalesPodcast focusing on various ecotypes around the world. Listen to eps 52-54 for episodes on the West Coast Community, Norwegian and Icelandic and Galapagos Orcas! buff.ly/3mxJxBt
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Its #FunFactFriday & #OrcaActionMonth #DYK Norwegian KWs can be observed feeding on large bait balls of Atlantic herring? KWs will work together to bring herring to the surface & herd them into a ball. They will use their tail flukes to slap the herring & feed on the stunned prey
๐๏ธLauryn F
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wow!!!
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oh what an amazing surprise!!
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๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ epic
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I have a few of those! Will find them and scan them one day...
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that sounds amazing!!!
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June is #OrcaActionMonth! We would love to hear about the first Killer Whale you saw in the wild! Tell us about it in the comments.
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We were so excited to have Joรซlle De Weerdt from
Association ELI-S on the podcast with us for episode 66 - her research is truly mind blowing (listen to the ep to hear our minds being blown!) and she has so many incredible humpback encounters. buff.ly/3wPBqvc
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oh ya, it's incredible! Orcas can do some amazing and graphic things!
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Early view available:
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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.
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Happy #OrcaActionMonth! We're celebrating on the #WhaleTalesPodcast by highlighting a specific KW from around the world with a truly terrific tale. Today we have a short & sweet episode about Old Thom (not to be confused with last week's ep about Old Tom)
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In 2021 our #OrcaActionMonth Naming of Things blog post looked at how the Northern and Southern Residents in BC get their names.
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#WhaleTales #SRKW
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Jump for joy, it's #OrcaActionMonth! Celebrate by reading some of our 600+ stories about Killer Whales under the Dolphin heading on our site (link in bio). While you're there, don't forget to submit your own!
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๐จ: Peppermint Narwhal
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In 2022 for #OrcaActionMonth, we did four mini eps of the #WhaleTalesPodcast focusing on the BC ecotypes! Listen to eps 37-40 for episodes on Offshores, Biggs, Northern Residents and Southern Resident Killer Whales! buff.ly/3mxJxBt
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Did you know that June 8th is also #NationalBestFriendsDay?!
The co-founders of #WhaleTales have been BFF's for almost 15 years and love continuing to share their love of cetaceans and oceans with each other and YOU!โ โ
#WorldOceanDay
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Today is #WorldOceanDay! This year let's celebrate by helping the ocean and its inhabitants with a shoreline cleanup, choosing sustainable seafood, or just saying no to a plastic straw, lid or bag! Tell us how you help the oceans using #TalesOfSavingWhales! ๐
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