Basically just a bunch of cool pictures I thought were you know cool?
You know how Orcas will avoid to eat us or even attack because they know we are not a threat/meal? i allways wondered something about it,Orcas mostly interact out of curiosity/playfullness or just checking us out and even if they are hungry they just scoot past us to go find something to eat,so i had a question.
what would happen if a single killer whale who was starving over days of not eating would see a human for the first time all alone without any single other animal near it,would the orca mistake it for a seal like sharks do if the human has a surfboard? and even if the person didnt have one,would the orca take a taste bite? would it drown the person first before trying? or will it rather starve then check if the human is worth eating or even trying?
my guess is that the orca will either leave the person alone,or drown them-take a bite-hate it and move on.
what do you all think?
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On June 15th, L130 was seen traveling with its family again.
L130 was first seen June 14th, 2026. these pictures are from the following day, June 15th.
L130 was traveling between L118 and L125. L122 was also nearby. The calf still looked healthy and active.
We are unsure who the mother is, as L130 was seen traveling with a couple of whales.
Pods: Southern Resident - J, L
IDsEncountered: J16, J19, J26, J31, J35, J37, J38, J42, J47, J49, J53, J56, J57, and J59
L55, L72, L82, L83, L86, L90, L91, L105, L106, L109, L110, L115, L116, L118, L122, L125, and L130
Location: Haro Strait
Photo credit: Center for whale research
Love it when they dive outta the waves trying to catch up with us
Everything here is orca themed. It feels like in heaven
This occurred in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. Vocalizations were captured by a hydrophone below the water.
Came across a pod of Orcas while driving along the road in Lofoten. Stopped and watched for a couple of hours. It was magic.
Got to finally see a Free Willy. Went on a cruise today and saw Noah, T49A1. My only bucket list item is complete.
It’s been a busy year so far and we’ve had so many great Bigg’s killer whale encounters here in the Salish Sea! I wanted to share some of those encounter highlights that we’ve had at the Orca Behavior Institute (OBI) and so I put this video together which also includes a hydrophone recording that we got of a fantastic and very vocal group in San Juan Channel that included: T86A1s, T86A3, T90s, T100E, T124A4s.
Hope you enjoy! 😊
I don't know how this is legal since orca performances have been banned since 2017, but here they are in San Diego in a show called "Orca Encounter" where they've peppered in some facts about orcas throughout the show so they can technically say this show is "educational". But they're still having the orcas do a whole array of tricks from waving at the audience, backflips, synchronized jumps, 360 turns with their trainer, etc and being rewarded with fish.
Can another company for example with better marketing to have money coming in, can they take the site and get it done? What is holding up the wsp? I know those landowners were overruled by the council?