Benefits of small cruises for travellers who avoid large cruise ships
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World’s ‘Loneliest Whale’ Might Be a Sterile Hybrid—and a Dire Warning
A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
New Orca Calf Is a Descendant of the ‘Budd Inlet Six,’ the Last Killer Whales Captured in United States Waters in 1976
The black and slightly orange Bigg’s killer whale was spotted swimming with its mother, Sedna, in the Salish Sea ...
Grist on MSN4d
What ‘the world’s loneliest whale’ may be telling us about climate change
A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing ...
The Mirror5d
Baby killer whale born at controversial marine park sparking fears of a lifetime of misery
He will grow to be five metres long, be able swim up to 100 miles a day and dive to 500ft - but this orca will spend all his life in what ... idea that we can keep whales and dolphins captive ...
MyNorthwest.com5d
Historic orca calf born in the PNW, brings hope for killer whale population
The orca calf belongs to a family of transient killer whales, or “Bigg’s” killer whales, and was first spotted in the Salish Sea on Thursday, March 20, between Port Townsend and the San Juan ...
Grist4d
What ‘the world’s loneliest whale’ may be telling us about climate change
Unlike fish, which have rapid life cycles and clear population booms or crashes, whales live for decades, with overlapping generations that obscure immediate trends. There have only been about 30 ...
KHON25d
Potential albino pygmy killer whale spotted in West Oahu
“Based on the shape of the fin and the white lips, I would say it’s a pygmy killer whale.” Experts said there has never been a sighting of a true albino whale of any species in Hawai ...