Title: Killer Whales Spotted in Scotland
AnnieW - February 4, 2007 08:42 PM (GMT)
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| A pod of killer whales has been spotted off the coast of Scotland. Workers on the Forth Rail Bridge said they'd seen up to nine of the whales, which are also known as Orcas, swimming near the bridge in the Firth of Forth. Wildlife experts think the mammals have come to the area in search of food but said it was unusual for them to travel so far inland and so far south. Robert Harrower, who works on the bridge said: "We have seen Minke whales and dolphins but never killer whales." Try our quiz on whales and dolphins Robert was in a boat taking photos of the bridge when he saw one the whales up close. "I saw the blowhole first," he said. "The whale popped up about three times then disappeared, then came up in another area. |
(Check out Gary's post 'Killer Whales v Great Whites' ......some interesting info.....)
AnnieW - February 4, 2007 09:04 PM (GMT)
Seems that Killer Whales are on the move......
Killer whales stray from usual territory
Article: 31 Jan
http://www.marineconnection.org
Killer whales stray from usual territory
Article: 31 Jan
http://www.marineconnection.org
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| A large group of killer whales have been spotted off the coast of San Francisco, a long way from their usual feeding grounds along the Washington coast. They were first seen off Half Moon Bay, apparently searching for salmon. Although killer whales have been seen off the coast before, researchers believe many individuals are now regularly leaving their historic habitat in the Puget Sound area for the abundant waters near the Golden Gate. Senior scientist Ken Balcomb has tracked the pod in Washington for 30 years, said the whales, including a mother and calf, were positively identified through the photos as members of a family group called "K-pod." Balcomb also believes that members of "L-pod" are also in the vicinity which means that as many as 63 whales could be spread out over 30 miles around the Farallones. These particular animals make up two of the three pods of the southern resident killer whale population, so-named because they are the southernmost group of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest. ... |