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Can’t wait to go whale watching and be on the water again. This is from an epic hunt last year in Monterey. . . . #killerwhale #killerwhales #orcas #orca #whale #whales #ocean #whalewatching #monterey #santacruz #california #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #whalephotography #nikon #nikontop #nikond500 #sigma150600 #adventure #optoutside #getoutside #outdoorlife #protectwhatyoulove #climatechange #captivitykills #seaworldsucks #travel #californiacoast - @henrysalas27 on Instagram
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Fun Friday afternoon watching two Humpback Whales and 200 Bottlenose Dolphin today. Great day out on the water with wildlife! americanprincesscruises.com - @american_princess_cruises on Instagram
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Meet the Northern Resident Orcas 🐋 On this particular day, they were swimming with some pacific white-sided dolphins, and being super social/playful. For the first time ever, we got to listen to them talking to each other under the water! So magical ✨ #whales - @nellybex on Instagram
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Have you ever heard of right whale dolphins? There are two species of right whale dolphins and this is a southern right whale dolphin. Both southern and northern right whale dolphins lack a dorsal fin - like beluga whales - but they are actually dolphins. Southern right whale dolphins are one of the least well-known species of dolphins, in part due to its preference for deep, oceanic waters and its distribution throughout the cool temperate sub-Antarctic waters of the southern hemisphere. In addition, they are only one of two species of right whale dolphins, but we think theyre pretty cool! 😎 📷: Pablo Caceres Contreras . . . #rightwhaledolphin #rightwhaledolphins #dolphin #species #dolphins #dolphinwatching #dolphinlove #dolphinsofinstagram #dolphins🐬 #dolphinsallday #dolphinsareawesome #southern #northern #hemisphere #antarctic #antarctica #saveourocean #saveouroceanlife - @whalesorg on Instagram
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All Rissos dolphins deserve to be #WildAndFree. We are heartbroken after todays #RedCove. Join us in giving a voice to these dolphins by clicking the link in our bio. Photo: NOAA/Adam Ü #DolphinProject - @dolphin_project on Instagram
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This was three years ago but I remember like it was yesterday. I learned later this day that this whale was Lefty because it had his left pectoral fin bit off by an orca in Monterey. 💪 #truestory #humpbackwhale #slo #whales #getoutside #travelphotography #californiadreaming #canonphotography - @vincentshayphotography on Instagram
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Wir konnten es kaum erwarten, endlich ist der Tag gekommen! Ein Traum geht in Erfüllung, endlich Buckelwale. Die Freude war riesig! Das Meer fühlte sich nicht mehr so ruhi an und plötzlich beginnen die Buckelwale auch noch zu springen- einfach unbeschreiblich! 🌊🐋😲❤️💙❤️💚 * * We could hardly wait, finally the day has come! A dream comes true, finally Humpback whales!!! The happiness was huge! The sea did not feel so calm anymore and suddenly the Humpback whale start to jump - just indescribable! * * #whalewatching #whales #whale #oceanlife #getoutside #discover_earth #humpbackwhale #wildlife_perfection #seaworld #killerwhale #whalelove #alaskalife #alaska #wildlifeplanet #wildanimals #travel #travelblogger #manfredwillswissen_at #likeit #naturephotography #wandern #viajarépreciso #viajaresvivir #nature_photo #instadailyphoto #wildlifeaddicts #nature_of_our_world #fantastic_earth #natureshot #earthcapture - @manfredrachbauer on Instagram
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Credit © 🎬 ✅ @salishseaorcasquad R. Hayden SSOS J53 “Kiki” catching some air yesterday! 📷 R. Hayden SSOS #orcabreaching #salishseaorcasquad #ocean #OceanOptimism #killerwhale #j53 - @respectanimalsdontbuyaticket on Instagram
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No matter how many years we spend studying killer whales, well never stop being amazed at how powerful and majestic they are. Here, a northern resident killer whale surfaces for air outside of Robson Bight Michael Bigg Ecological Reserve. Robson Bight was established in 1982 as a sanctuary for killer whales, primarily to protect the smooth gravel beaches on which they rub their bodies. It’s a unique cultural trait not found in all orca societies. The northern resident community is thriving, while the southern residents are failing to recover. It seems as though with all three threats, southern residents have been hit harder than their northern counterparts: not enough fish; too much noise and disturbance; and high levels of chemical pollutants. Do you think we should establish formal marine protected areas, sanctuaries, or ecological reserves for the endangered southern resident killer whales? Let us know in the comment section below. 📸 @ryantidman (image taken with a 600mm lens with a 1.4x extender, and cropped) - @oceansinitiative on Instagram
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Oil #tankers or #orcas? Keep #tar sand in the ground! Tankers carrying tar sand oil are serious #threat to the habitat of #endangered orcas. Yet #Alberta is still planning the worlds largest open-pit tar sand mine in #canada. There will be an official hearing for the #pipeline project at the end of September. Together with our canadian partners, we want to bring international pressure to bear against the #dirtiest #fossilfuel on the planet. Please sign our #petition and tell the Canadian government to keep #tar sand in the ground! www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions #rainforestrescue #rettetdenregenwald #natureconservation #activism - @rainforest_rescue on Instagram
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O animal mais poderoso do mundo é a gigante Nyangumi Wauaji Preta, como é conhecida na línguagem marítima Swahili. É particularmente numeroso nos mares da África Austral e Oriental. É frequentemente chamada de baleia assassina. Seu nome é na verdade um erro de tradução do nome espanhol que significa assassino de baleias, devido à prática comum deste animal de caçar baleias. As baleias assassinas caçam até mesmo grandes tubarões brancos, não tem predador e está no topo do reino animal da Terra. Orcas não são nem baleias nem tubarões, mas sim golfinhos. Como muitos sabem, o golfinho é o animal mais inteligente do planeta, depois dos humanos. Assim, temos a baleia assassina (orca) como o animal mais inteligente e poderoso do reino animal. Na cultura pré-islâmica Swahili, a Nyangumi Wauaji era pintada em navios Swahili e era o animal totem do Mwene (Rei). Khonsu Nok - @zauskush on Instagram
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Answer of yesterdays quiz (28/09/2020) It was No. 1 - Killer Whale #DidYouKnow The killer whale or orca (Orcinus orca) is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. Killer whales have a diverse diet, although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. #GuessTheOddOne #GuessTheSpecies #VNCquiz - @vncindiaofficial on Instagram
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I am celebrating the conservation victory in Russia with this Russian killer whale that checked our boat out in the waters off Kamchatka Peninsula. The marine mammal eating killer whales has been added to the Red List which means that it will now be illegal to capture them for aquaria and zoos. Hopefully this is a road to protection of all types of killer whales in Russian waters also the fish eating types as well as a step towards a global ban of killer whales in aquaria.#kamchatka #conservation #wilderness #orca #killerwhale #powerful #whalejail #oceans @bbcearth - @hannestrager on Instagram
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Absolutely incredible shots taken by @wikstrom_photography during one of his Waterproof Expedition tours last winter in Northern Norway🐳 - @killer_whales on Instagram
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These amazing Fin Whales spotted feeding on our Eco tour yesterday along with dolphins and humpback whales🐋 thanks to @dillipusmaximus for the great photos.☀️🐬😊💙 #staycation #dinglepenninsula #dingleboattours #dingle #sealife - @dingleboattours on Instagram
Even the bottlenose dolphins in Milford Sound love a good glacial facial under Stirling Falls! I wonder if theyve heard the rumour it can make you look ten years younger?! 🤔 📸 @tomrexjessett . . . . - @southerndiscoveries on Instagram
Deep water 🔥. . . #myfeatureshoot #dolphin #nowherediary #tendermag #N8ZINE #vsco #bnw_addicted #somewheremagazine #realismag #taintedmag #jonatbounceday #vagabondiary #sealife #bnwphotography - @martinbiger on Instagram
#SaveTheOrcas - @save_the_killer_whales on Instagram
Es-tu déjà allé faire une croisière aux baleines? C’était ma première fois et laisser moi vous dire que ce ne sera pas ma dernière 🤍 J’ai toujours été fascinée par les mammifères marins... disons que de les voirs et de les entendre d’aussi près c’était « priceless ». Une belle expérience estivale à vivre et revivre chaque année au Québec 🐋 . . #nmp_presets #photography #onserejointdehors #outdoortones #viewbug . . . #baleines #besiders #boquebec #bonjourquebec #croisieresauxbaleines #cotenord #explorequebec #fillesdunord #fleuvestlaurent #fjordsaguenay #instadoussac #jaimetadoussac #momentmeteo #quebeccotemer #quebecauthentique #quebec_travelers #quebecmaritime #quebecmag #quebectourism #roadtripultramar #tadousac #tourismetadoussac #tourismecotenord #vacancesauquebec #whales - @janyck_photo on Instagram
- Beautys of the Sea!
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This picture speaks volumes as it shows how incredible these animals are during such troublesome times. Climate change is real and the unprecedented forest fires that have been happening in the Pacific NW are clear examples. We need to step up. We need to protect whales and our oceans more than ever as they help to combat the climate crisis. Save the whales, save the world. 📸: R. Hayden @salishseaorcasquad - @whales_org on Instagram
🐋💚 #whalewatching #whale #humpbackwhale #portstephens #nelsonbay #tourismnsw #tourismportstephens #backpackingaustralia #holidays #familytime #holidayswithkids #weekendvibes #weekendgetaway #dolphins #sealife #marinelife #discover_australia #nature #wildlife #naturelovers #naturetourism #wildlifephotography - @aquamarine_adventures_au on Instagram
- The Original Shamu at Seaworld, late 1960s
Si ves un soplo, reduce tu velocidad‼️ En la bahía de Mejillones navegan más de 1100 buques mercantes al año (esto es una media aproximada de 3 al día) cuya velocidad supera el límite establecido para navegar en bahías en Chile 🚢 Además la bahía de Mejillones es zona de alimentación de grandes ballenas como la ballena de aleta 🐋 (🦐🦐o ballena fin, Balaenoptera physalus). Esta especie es la más susceptible a morir por colisión con buques mercantes a nivel mundial 🌎. Necesitamos un ordenamiento del tráfico marino en la bahía de Mejillones YA. Para evitar que esto suceda pues ya hemos teñido ballenas muertas por colisión en Antofagasta, Tocopilla e Iquique. . . 📷 Juan Menares #whales #mejillones #chile #atacamadesert🌵 #Humboldt #bay #ocean #collision #marine #marinetraffic #vessel #largecargovessel #ships #shipping #cetaceans #research #camera #canonphotography #canonchile #savethewhales - @cifamacchile on Instagram
What a day! A big thanks to all our guests who make it all possible everyday, and an even bigger thanks to the young lady who was wearing the lucky unicorn t-shirt that brought us the White Orca Tluk! . . . #adventuresbyhip #adventuretourism #oceancreatures #oceanadventure #sealife #marinelife #killerwhales #orcas #beautifulbc #getoutdoors #pnwonderland #biggsorca #blueplanet #yyj #explorevictoria #explorevancouverisland #Sooke #sharevi #sharethecoast #naturephotography #animalplanet #blueplanet #blackfish #intotheblue - @adventuresbyhip on Instagram
På besøk hos spekkhoggeran i Reinefjorden 🐳 De laga et ganske greit show til oss 🥰🍿 - @lottepederseen on Instagram
J53 “Kiki” catching some air yesterday! Photo by: R. Hayden SSOS Via: @salishseaorcasquad - @alleverythingdolphin on Instagram
Surfing around 🏄⠀ ⠀ Commersons Dolphins can often be found surfing and playing in the waters around Patagonia and the Falkland Islands. With distinctive colouring and a slightly smaller build, these active, playful creatures sure know how to get attention. Theyre even known to swim upside down occasionally — not a bad party trick. 🐬 ⠀ ⠀ We can help you discover South America!⠀ For more info⠀ 📱0400213021⠀ 📧 ann@atgtravel.com.au⠀ ⠀ #aroundtheglobetravelaustralia #travelinspiration #ATGtravel #travel #independanttravelagent #traveltips #holiday #relax #explore #inspire #makingmemories #livelife #moments #world #travelagent #commersonsdolphin #falklandislands - @aroundtheglobetravelaus on Instagram
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Grayscale. PC: @jqbrantley - #orca #blackfish #whalewatching #conservation #savethewhales #marinebiology #killerwhale #killerwhales #dolphin #dolphins #whale #whales #ocean #sea #wildlife #water #mammal #love #nature #beautiful #NOFISHNOBLACKFISH #endangeredspecies #orcinus - @orca.share on Instagram
- Free Willy
Happy days.... . . . . #fungie #dingleireland #irish #ireland #loveireland #wildlife #dolphinsinthewild #ocean #underthesea #sealife - @fungiethedolphin on Instagram
This morning we were out early and headed south to the Pinnacles where we found several pods of whales. Again they were milling around, heading in all different directions but we did not witness any feeding. Some great breaching, tails and some very impressive head lunges on the second trip. Book your whale adventure online www.merimbulamarina.com or give us a call (02) 6495 1686 - @merimbulamarina on Instagram
The Breach! The Oceans Initiative Canadian field team struck gold yesterday. @RyanTidman and @CaptWillson were spending the morning with some herring bait balls near some feeding humpback whales when suddenly a pod of transient orcas appeared. Attention quickly turned to the orcas, and within seconds they were breaching and tail slapping, making their presence known. It wasnt until nearly an hour later that @RyanTidman checked his camera to review images to find this breach frozen in time. Swipe to see this powerful image in all its glory. 📸 @ryantidman / @oceansinitiative - @oceansinitiative on Instagram
- Adorable Dolphins
Today was a day we wont forget in a hurry! So many whales seen we couldnt count them all. For much of this mornings cruise we were surrounded by whales in every direction, as far as the eye could see. 😁😁🐋🐋🐋🐋 #catbaloucruises - @catbaloucruises on Instagram
We’re always excited when the transient orcas are sighted from the shores of Galiano! Photo credit: Karoline Cullen #galianoisland #galiano #exploregaliano #southerngulfislands #transientorcas #orcas #killerwhales - @galianoislandtourism on Instagram
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4 spyhops at the same time?!😲 what a gorgeous event to witness😍💞 📸: @gojiraiwakanko_rausu ◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾ #whale #whales #whalewatching #whaleshark #killerwhale #humpbackwhale #whaletail #savethewhales #killerwhales #whalesharks #humpbackwhales #bostonwhaler #whaletattoo #spermwhale #belugawhale #whalebeach #whaleart #whaleandzhoumeow #whalers #whalez #whaleseason #orcawhale #whalelove #bluewhales #whalelife #whalelover #whalesofinstagram #harrywhalechallenge - @whale.ingram on Instagram
- Blackfish -Great movie !!
- beautiful buttom sea
The whales sure love the wind! This morning we had lots of beautiful breaches, head slaps and some impressive tails! Back out again this afternoon and more whales feeding off Tura Head, lots of dolphins and even a few seals! Book your whale adventure online www.merimbulamarina.com or give us a call (02) 6495 1686. - @merimbulamarina on Instagram
- Kenai, Alaska
🐬🐬 buddies. swipe 👉🏽 for a closer look. Can’t watch these guys without having a huge smile on your face. 🐬😃🐬😃 #dolphin #glassywater #hellofrom #lagunabeach - @smitherspix on Instagram
In celebration of 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 we’re sharing the exciting work of Hornby’s resident whale whisperer @louisjobidon Often spotted with his eyes calmly locked on the water, or heading out on his kayak, Louis knows the comings and goings of the Transient Orcas, the Humpbacks, and all the other creatures off our shores. Thanks, Louis for sharing your wonderful work and knowledge with our community! 𝟷. ᴛ𝟷𝟿ʙ, “ɢᴀʟɪᴀɴᴏ” ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴏғ sᴇᴀ ʙʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ ʟᴏᴅɢᴇ 𝟸. ᴛʀᴀɴsɪᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀᴄᴀ, ғᴏʀᴅs ᴄᴏᴠᴇ 𝟹. ᴛ𝟹𝟼ᴀ, ɴᴏᴠ 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟿 𝟺. ᴛ𝟾𝟼ᴀ’s, ᴛ𝟹𝟼ʙ’s, 𝟷𝟸𝟺ᴀ𝟸’s ᴘᴀss ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴀᴍʙᴇʀᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ, ғᴇʙ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶 𝟻. ᴛ𝟹𝟼ᴀ’s, ɴᴏᴠ 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟿 𝟼. sᴇᴀʟ ʜᴜɴᴛ, ʟᴀᴍʙᴇʀᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ, ᴊᴜʟʏ 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟿 𝟽. ʜᴇʟʟɪᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴍᴀʏ 𝟸𝟶𝟷𝟿 𝟾. ᴛ𝟶𝟿𝟿’s, ᴛ𝟷𝟹𝟽’s ɪɴ ʟᴀᴍʙᴇʀᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ, ғᴇʙ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶 𝟿. ᴛ𝟷𝟸𝟺ᴀ𝟸’s, ᴛ𝟷𝟸𝟺ᴀ𝟷, ᴛ𝟷𝟸𝟺ᴄ ɪɴ ʟᴀᴍʙᴇʀᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ #hornbyisland #orcas #conservancyhornbyisland #protect #orcaawarenessmonth - @conservancyhornbyisland on Instagram
Всем привет. Интересные встречи с замечательными людьми. Поднимались в горы в северной Индии. В глубокой деревушке местные рано по-утру зашугутились. Что за хрень, рис никто не идёт окучивать? Далай-Лама приезжает - учение местным даровать и на мозги про карму капать. Это уже было выше наших сил, пришлось затусить с деревенскими. Дальше больше, наш маршрут совпал с лидером буддийского мира. Новая деревня, новое учение, кучу фоток совместных сделали. Удивила простота во всем и даже в одежде - обычная накидка рыжая. А где же килограммы золота на шее и голове, сотни халдеев со всяческими флагами и мистическими штуковинами? В перерывах монахи ходят, но не подаяния отбирают, а лепешки всем раздают и в бумажные стаканчики чай с молоком и маслом разливают. Впал я в безмолвие и уставился на дикий народ. Китай. Транзитный аэропорт. Стоим, разглядываем китайскую мамашу, которая прицепила на два поводка мелких близняшек, а они вокруг её скачут и пищат. Неожиданно сзади похлопывание по плечу, оборачиваюсь, куда смотреть? Кругом чумазики. Сфокусировал взгляд - Таня, она же @ivan_zaugolnik, из Новосибирска. Пару раз вместе на Алтае тусили. Китайские практики да медицину учили. Она переводчица - китайский знает лучше самих любителей скушать всё, на чем остановился голодный взгляд. Возвращала школьников с китайской практики. Естественно воспоминания и селфи на телефон. С Оксаной, она же @oxanasuhaya, мы тоже на Алтае познакомились, у китайцев вместе в спортлагере учились. Она крута, в самом лучшем значении этого слова, возглавляет федерацию цигун, ушу и китайской медицины в Чебоксарах. Я даже плохо представляю где это, ну явно не в Мурманской области 😀. В том году она нас сгоношила и мы двинули в Китай друг другу под кожу иголки загонять. Как это возможно - спустя несколько лет и через тысячи километров встретится на расстоянии 9 часов полёта от Москвы? Блин, опять Камчатка, Нину встретили, она там живёт. До этого вместе на Алтае тусили много лет назад. Так она тоже ушу занимается. Ну конечно мы уехали с икрой и фигурками божеств медвежьего рая. Продолжение ниже. - @paklyanovvictor on Instagram
We have our annual Orcas and Auroras Photo Tour happening November 14-20th 2020 where you can swim with wild Orcas in the Norwegian Arctic! There’s 5/8 spots available! Hope to see some of you join 😄 Be sure to message us for details #orcas #orca #wildlife #wildlifephotography #phototour #arctic - @articaphototours on Instagram
Welcome to the world tiny J58!🎉🐬 Congratulations on your new calf J41 𝘌𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘦! 📸 & Repost from: @leahvanderwiel “It is with immense excitement and happiness I get to finally post this photo of the newest little one to the Southern Resident Killer Whale Population. 🎉Welcome to the world little J58! 🐬Born September 24th 2020 just before 2:30, @talia.goodyear and I got to witness new life coming into the world, and not a day too soon. 🐬This is the second birth to the SRKW population in 20 days and we could not be more thrilled to share the experience.” @orcaspiritvic @pacificwhalewatch 📸 @leahvanderwiel Via: @salishseaorcasquad #southernresidentkillerwhales #srkw #killerwhales #baby #j58 #welcome #orca #whale #conservation #endangeredspecies #photography #nikon #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #vancouverisland #vanisle #explorevancouverisland #hellobc #yyj #victoria #britishcolumbia #vanislemag - @pnwprotectors on Instagram
This shot of a dolphin and her newborn calf racing towards Small Skellig was taken 4 years ago by my then 13 year old niece, Riona. And today is Riona’s 17th birthday. Ive taken thousands of pictures and Im still dreaming of capturing a moment this good. This is the photo thats on my phones lock screen. Riona took it on a little Samung camera phone and I dont know what divinely-inspired timing was at play but I didnt even have to straighten the horizon line of the original photo. Anyone who’s ever taken a picture from a moving boat knows that it’s virtually impossible to get a level shot. Can we give her a like to encourage her to keep taking awesome photos? Happy Birthday, Riona. #dolphin #dolphins #dolphine #dolphinwatching #dolphins🐬 #dolphinsnation #skelligmichael #skelligislands #wildatlanticway #instaireland #wawpics #countykerry #natgeoyourshot #natgeo100contest #withgalaxy #smartphonephotography - @skelligmichael_ on Instagram
Ive been on the water at Bremer Canyon in Western Australia for the past few days, and it has been absolutely epic. Each day, we see a productive ocean doing its thing: orcas (sometimes up to 20 at once), a super pod of striped dolphins (hundreds of them at once!), pilot whales, sperm whales, lots of bird activity, and more. Im excited for what the next 5 days on the water might bring! - @echengphoto on Instagram
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Sept. 9, afternoon tour, 4 Ever Wild: We were very spoiled on this afternoon. As we returned from Race Rocks toward Victoria we took a slight detour to spend some quiet time with the T49A family of Bigg’s killer whales in magical late afternoon light and glassy seas. This is matriarch T49A with her nine-year-old son T49A3 just about to surface beside her. Shorelines Photography @shorelinesnaturephotography . . . . . #wild4whales #eaglewingtours #explorecanada #explorevictoria #vanislevacation #yyj #1percentftp #carbonneutral #whalewatching #ecotourism #wildlifephotography #salishsea #pacificnorthwest #beautifulbc #hellobc #wild #tourismmatters #CanadaByDesign #exploreBC #explorevancouverisland #MyVictoriaMoment #WeArePWWA #SustainableTourism #supportlocal #staycation #killerwhale #orcinusorca #biggsorca #transientorca #toppredator @hellobc @explorecanada @tourismvictoriabc @tourismvancouverisland - @eaglewingtours on Instagram
- Channel Islands National Park
One of 2,800 photos taken that amazing evening watching orca swim through the sound. All it takes is that one lucky moment, and one acrobatic leap, to get the perfect shot. If you think the photos are good, just wait until you see the footage taken by our crew. You can see these orca and more unique Alaskan wildlife on “Jaws of Alaska,” with @forrest.galante, coming out this August for shark week!! Prince Albert Sound, Alaska - @jqbrantley on Instagram
- Orcas swimming
A bumpy day on the water made for very active active adults and bubs 🐋👌🐋 thanks to @casseagypsy for the pics - @bluedolphintour on Instagram
🌊🐳Maybe that’s what all the tail slapping has been about.☺️🐳💦🐳💦🐳🐳💦Yes, let’s do everything in our power to ensure the wellness of this very special mother J35 Tahlequah and calf J57 as well as the entire J, K, and Lpods to thrive. Please send your letters via link in my IG profile.💙🙏🏽💙🙏🏽 #Repost @salishseaorcasquad with @get_repost ・・・ J57 pictured with mom J35. @centerforwhaleresearch Official comments: “J35s new calf appeared healthy and precocious, swimming vigorously alongside its mother in its second day of free-swimming life. We know that it was not born today because its dorsal fin was upright, and we know that it takes a day or two to straighten after being bent over in the womb, so we assign its birthday as September 4, 2020.” 📷 Picture by Katie Jones/Centre for Whale Research - @peggy_oki on Instagram
It is always fantastic to see a whale breach! This young calf captivated us on our early morning tour today. She was very cheeky and kept eyeing us of when she breached and head slapped! We were all ver impressed - and then mum breached and our jaws dropped 😲😲 Just magnificent 👏 - @merimbulamarina on Instagram
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- scallop shells
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- Cute Endangered Animals
Go explore the wildlife in Tromsø by rib boat! There is no greater feeling than the breeze and sounds from the fjords. Head on over to the link in our bio to find out more! • • • • • #rib #whalesafari #whale #wildlife #travel #arctictravelcompany #tromso #tromsø - @arctictravelcompany on Instagram
- F A T F I N - C A 1 7 1 B - is an orphaned adult male killer whale. Born around the turn of the century he has become a favorite of California whale watchers. Orphaned at a very young age when his mother died in the early 2000’s his survival is actually very uncommon for a whale orphaned so young. He is frequently seen traveling alone but is also sighted with other orphaned males, or sometimes with other CA Biggs matrilines. — Fatfin is easily identifiable by his thicc dorito shaped dorsal fin and his unusually slim eye patch. He is most frequently spotted in Monterey Bay, but has been seen as far north as British Colombia. Last seen on Saturday, we are excited to see where this badass whale will pop up next! Photos by @ericaustinyee Aboard @discoverywhalewatch . . . . . #whalewatch #whalewatching #orcas #orca #orcas #orcinusorca #killerwhale #artofvisuals #travel #orcinusorca #wildlifephotography #earth #saveourorcas #biggsarethebalance #monterey #montereybay #california #cali #CA171B #Fatfin #discoverywhalewatch #planetearth #toppredator #killerwhales #killerwhalesofinstagram - @caliblackfish on Instagram
Killer whales in @vesteralen 🐳🐳 #vesterålen photo by @norwegianorcasurvey - @vesteralen on Instagram
There are so many orcas around Ningaloo at the moment! @alexx.ocean says he had one of the best days of his life when he saw a group of ten recently. He managed to capture this amazing pic of four of them as they surfaced. - @protectningaloo on Instagram
France is bringing an end to the captivity of dolphins and whales! In a press conference on Tuesday, France’s minister of ecological transition announced that orca and dolphin shows will be gradually phased out over the next 7-10 years. 🇫🇷 Effective immediately, the country’s three marine parks are not allowed to import or breed dolphins or orcas, and no new dolphinariums will be built. “It is time to open a new era in our relationship with these (wild) animals” said the minister, arguing that animal welfare is a priority. . The movement against dolphin and whale captivity is unstoppable. As more countries take a stand for these intelligent animals who suffer endlessly in captive conditions, the need for sanctuaries is pressing! Learn more about our whale sanctuary work and how you can help be part of the solution! Link in bio. 🐳 #endcetaceancaptivity #dolphins #whales #orcas #belugas #dotherightthing #solutions #backtonature #whalesanctuary #changetheparadigm #whaleswithoutwalls . - @whalesanctuaryproject on Instagram
. مطاردة حتى الموت! لقطات يستعرض الحوت القاتل فيها قوته وإصراره على إنجاز مهمته، فرغم وزنه الهائل نراه هنا يقفز إلى ارتفاع يفوق 4 أمتار في مناورة مميته لإمساك هذا الدلفين الوحيد حتى تمكن منه الصور: Christopher Swann - @natgeomagarab on Instagram
El trabajo en equipo y la cooperación siempre alcanzan metas 🙌🏻, incluso cuándo éstas parecen muy difíciles o incluso imposibles. Y es así como Robert Pitman, investigador de cetáceos, consiguió obtener valiosísimas muestras de piel y grasa de un grupo de orcas que ha estado buscando en las heladas aguas del Océano Austral durante los últimos ¡14 años! 🌊 Los análisis genéticos revelarán si se trata de una nueva especie de orca. Conocidas como orca Tipo D, pueden ser el animal más grande del planeta que aún queda por describir afirmó Pitman recientemente. ¡@cetacea.chile nos sentimos muy orgullosos y agradecidos de haber podido colaborar en esta histórica expedición! 🐳🐳🐳 Conoce todos los detalles en http://bit.ly/2TFH6m8 #orca #orcas #delfin #delfines #cetaceos #ciencia #investigación #conservacion #oceano #amoralanaturaleza @icb.argentina @cooksonadventures @iaato_org @noaafisheries - @cetacea.chile on Instagram
We just posted Encounter #2 on our website. Encounter #2 • 24-Jan • L Pod - Haro Strait This was CWR’s first encounter with the L12s in inshore waters in over a year. Last year’s calf, L124, looked good and has a rather unique looking left saddle. It is open but the lower back part of it is missing. In addition, an L84 right side looking right side saddle and L108 like abrasions on L124’s dorsal will make it one of the easier whales to identify. Unfortunately, L41 was not present for the entire encounter. Given his age and that he looked a little thin in our January 2019 encounter, we fear he may be gone and will consider him missing unless he shows up unexpectedly in an upcoming encounter. Read Full Encounter Report #centerforwhaleresearch #orcas #killerwhales #southernresidentkillerwhales #southernresidentorcas #pacificnorthwest #sanjuanislands # - @centerforwhaleresearch on Instagram
It’s tail slapping time!!! . . #humbackwhale #whaletail #tailslapping #whalefluke #raw_oceanlife #imagesofcanada #explorenl #canada_photolovers #newfoundlandandlabrador #canonphotography #canon6d #canoncanada - @jaydeedc on Instagram
I was raised on the east coast and def not on the sea (sup suburbia). For many reasons, I now call the Pacific home. It’s a mix of luck, drive, & privilege that got me here. Some days we spend hours at sea, searching or chumming, and see nothing. Other days, albeit rare, look like this. I’ll be taking a bit of time off from tourism this year but it only makes me more thankful for the experiences I’ve had and that much more stoked for things to come 💦 - @fakewhiteshark on Instagram
- Animal Kingdom
Lucky to have my own naturalist @jessicaantonez bring me out to see some of these incredible creatures. Humpback Whale off the coast of Gloucester. #massachusetts #humpbackwhale #humpbacks #humpback #whale #whales #whaletail #atlantic #atlanticocean #gloucester #gloucestermassachusetts #gloucestermass #whalewatch #watchwhale #whaleseason #wildlife #oceanlife #ocean - @berkeleyelias on Instagram
🐬J57 is a boy!🎉 “Updating our recent announcement concerning J35s new calf, J57: we can confirm that it is male. This feisty young boy was seen last evening, September 22, near Point Roberts, Washington. He was photographed rolling, spyhopping, and swimming alongside his mother, who was actively foraging for food. J57 was estimated to have been born on September 4 and is the second viable calf of mother, J35, Tahlequah. J57s brother, J47, was born in 2010. J35 also gave birth to a calf in 2018, which died; she carried her deceased calf for 17 days before letting it go. J57 is a very welcome addition. He is robust and appears healthy.” 📸 @hysazu Sara Hysong-Shimazu/Mayas Legacy and the Pacific Whale Watch Association. 🐬Confirmation: Center for Whale Research @centerforwhaleresearch #jpod #srkw #southernresidentorcas - @pnwprotectors on Instagram
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🐋The greyhounds of the sea, Fin whales can swim up to 40km/h! 😲 #bayoffundy #atlanticbubble #socialdistancing #standrewsbythesea #standrewsnb #newbrunswick #explorenb #whalewatching #supportlocal #familybusiness #discovernb #maritimephotography #conservation #whale #eastcoast #islandquest #islandquestmarine #local #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nbwhalewatching #nbwhales @standrewsbytheseanb @destinationnb @mynewbrunswick @discovernewbrunswick @newbrunswicknature @explore_newbrunswick @photography_newbrunswick @cpawsnb @canada @explorecanada @imagesofcanada @algonquinstandrews @taramanor @stakennedyinn @treadwellinn @chrisaerni - @islandquestmarine on Instagram
Throwback to shooting free willy 3 😊 #love #TagsForLikes #freewilly #TFLers #tweegram #photooftheday #20likes #amazing #killerwhale #follow4follow #like4like #jasonjamesritcher #instalike #igers #picoftheday #orca #instadaily #instafollow #followme #keiko #emptythetanks #instagood #bestoftheday #instacool #instago #all_shots #follow #webstagram #colorful - @freewillywhalefan on Instagram
How incredible would it be to check ‘seeing orca in the wild’ off your bucket list?! 🐳⠀ ⠀ It’s a moment you never forget. 💜⠀ ⠀ 📷: @jennifer.lynn007⠀ - @parksvillequalicumbeach on Instagram
- 🔥 The closest Ive ever managed to get to wild transient orcas. You can see him looking at me.
We love a good orca story. Especially when a second baby has been born to the J pod this month! 🐋 (📸 ~ @centerforwhaleresearch) - @kiroradio973 on Instagram
- Free willy movie
- Orcas, me, charcoal on black paper, 2017
- Black Aesthetic
Above and below @kylervos humpback 🐋 images shot off the BC coast. @kylervosphotogallery #explorebc #whales #ocean #yourtofino #explore #prints #gallery - @thefactorytofino on Instagram
“Sometimes your only available mode of transportation is a leap of faith.” — Margaret Shepherd - @oceansinitiative on Instagram
- Animal Kingdom
- @save_the_killer_whales on Instagram
Hungry bois - @celinakenyon on Instagram
It was an Incredible day out on our SEAFARI trip yesterday. Lots of WHALES, DOLPHIN, SHARKS, SEA TURTLES, BIRDS, FISH, JELLY FISH. Fun day with a great group on board enjoying marine wildlife out in the wild. Atlantic Ocean. Check out some photos from yesterday’s ADVENTURE. Full report and more photos to come. Our next SEAFARI All Day Adventure trip sails 10/1 book now at https://americanprincesscruises.com/events/all-day-whale-watching-and-seafari-adventure-cruise/ - @american_princess_cruises on Instagram
#myMarineland, le social wall de Marineland ! 📷📹🗺🌎 - @soryuka 📸 Août 2020 Vous aussi partagez vos plus belles photos avec le #myMarineland ! - #sealion #france #frenchriviera #picoftheday #travel #holidays #sea #antibes #mediterranean #photoofthe day #animalsoftheday #animallovers #aquarium #worldtravelpics #instafish #water #ocean #underwaterphotography #wildlife #fish #seacreatures #tourism #travelfrance #cute #dolphin #sealions #orcas #mymarineland - @marinelandcotedazur on Instagram
Incredible Images of the #SalishSea from the Book Dedicated to It—and a Deep Dive with SeaDoc Science Director, Joe Gaydos! Thanks @the_orcas_hotel! Link in bio. - @seadocsociety on Instagram
- Port Angeles
- Whale Watching Season
- Orcas are the only mammal that lives with its mother its entire life. The only time a male orca leaves its mothers side is to mate.
- Animals
In a news conference today, @B_Pompili, France’s Minister of Ecological Transition, announced numerous measures to improve the welfare of captive wildlife throughout the country. 🙏🐬🐘 - The multi-faceted plan includes gradual bans on wild animals in traveling #circuses, ending mink farming, and banning the confinement of #dolphins and #orcas in unsuitable dolphinariums. - Pompili noted that wild animals should be treated with respect and integrity. 🙏🐘💛 - READ MORE: 🌍👉WorldAnimalNews.com (LINK IN OUR BIO)👆@worldanimalnews_ @peace_4animals #WorldAnimalNews - @worldanimalnews_ on Instagram
- Albino animals
- A baby Orcas blowing bubbles next to its mama [OC] [1920x1080]
- Animals - The Ocean
We have still been seeing orca whales in Kenai Fjords! Last week we saw the AK2 resident pod (pictured) and yesterday we saw the Kodiak Killers, a small pod of transient orcas. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📷: Captain John ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #majormarinetours #seward #alaska #travelAlaska #sewardalaska #kenaifjords #optoutside #exploremore #showupforAK #wildlife #kenaifjordsnationalpark #kenaifjordsnps #sewardalaska #traveltuesday #orcas #orca #orcasofinstagram - @majormarinetours on Instagram
We took the boat up to Campbell River this weekend and saw incredible sights - including a family of Orca!! #vanisleview #vancouverislandview #explorevancouverisland #campbellriver #orca #whalewatching #boatlife #boating #oceanview #vancouverislandwildlife #whales #explorecampbellriver - @vanisleview on Instagram
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Una descarga de energía completa⚡ . . ♥ Ballena Gris . . #BajaCaliforniaSur #graywhale #canon #lovenature #breachingwhales - @cyndy.natureshoot on Instagram
In the wild, as they should always be 🌿 Killer whale, Orcinus Orca, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ------------ - @rolfhickerphototours on Instagram
Thursday’s conditions were choppy but we didnt have to go far with active whales just inside #TwofoldBay. Feeding, pec and tail slapping, head lunging, breaching, breaching and more breaching. 😀🐋 #catbaloucruises - @catbaloucruises on Instagram
Surprise on our last day of sailing!!! Swipe to see the video 💙 #sailingtrip #orcas #orcawhales #killerwhales #desolationsound #wildlifeencounters - @marielle_proulx on Instagram
Occasionally we get a big surprise on our maritime tours, but seeing Hvaldimir hanging out in a local fjord is up there with the best! 📷 @pete_veale - @pukkatravels on Instagram
- Animal Kingdom
- Ocean Giants
- albino animals
- Bowhead Whales
- Sea & Ocean
Orcas are back in Orange County! 👋🏼 @east_meets_west_excursions - @newport_yachts on Instagram
Orca. @tofinowhalecentre - @rtia on Instagram
@PaulNicklen and I have embarked at last on a journey that will bring us around the world to where coastal communities and threatened ecosystems are standing on the frontlines of climate change and exploitation. But before we set sail on SeaLegacy 1, we’ll be crossing Canada’s breathtaking wilds and I cannot wait to share this country’s beauty with all of you along the way. Armed with our cameras, passports, and face masks, we are looking forward towards a sustainable future and I fully believe that, despite how difficult this year has been for all of us and especially those in our world’s most marginalized societies, hope is on the horizon. With my team @SeaLegacy and @OnlyOne, we now have the backing of a global community of dedicated conservationists and advocates for justice and I couldn’t be more grateful to all of you for your steadfast support of the work we do. #turningthetide #canada - @mitty on Instagram
- We actually saw Orcas at Orcas Island and it was pretty neat
Hammerstad camping i Vågan er en campingplass med hytter, telt-og bobiloppstilling. Foto: @hammerstadcamping - - - - Besøk www.opplevnorge.no for inspirasjon til norgesferien! #opplevnorge #norgesferie #mittnorge #sommerferie #norge #norway #nordland #vågan #lofoten #kyst #kystnorge #kystkultur #hav #båt #båtliv #liveterbestute #utno #eventyr #adrenalin #sightseeing #hval #arktisk - @opplevno on Instagram
- 🔥 The southern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii) there are less than 73 confirmed records of live and stranded animals. 🔥
2nd day of expedition in Norway from November 2018 onboard our zodiac hurricane! Orca’s, humpbacks, fin whales, landscapes, artic light and Aurora borealis! More than enough reasons to book with us for an unforgettable experience! Find us on Facebook: Valhallaorcaexpedition, send a email to Valhallaorcaexpedition@gmail.com ore send us a text! . Photograph by @julsvgui #orca #orcas #killerwhale #killerwhales #whalewatching #skjervoy #ocean #sea #whale #whales #ecotourism #ecotour #traveller #travelguide #touroperator #arctic #adventure #norway #northernnorway #nature #naturephotography #naturebeauty #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeonearth #conservation #conservationphotography #protectouroceans #naturegood #blackfish - @julsvgui on Instagram
Humbling encounters in stormy seas . . . . . . #sharethecoast #earthfocus #earthpix #explorecanada #tourcanada @canada #pnwonderland #canadasworld #imagesofcanada #britishcolumbia #explorebc #beautyofbc #beautyofnature #NikonCanada #sharevi #pnwparadise #sharecangeo #natgeowild #biggsarethebalance #the_folknature #wildlife_photography #wildlife_vision #wildlifephotography #discoverwildlife #wildlife #ournaturedays #master_gallery #folk_life_mood #killerwhale #folkmagazine #pnwonderland - @krisjonnes on Instagram
📸 by @shetlandwithlaurie • Tag us @VisitShetland or #VisitShetland to be featured! • • • #visitshetland #shetland #colsie #hygge hyggelife #discoverunder1k #scottishbloggers #pathport #dametraveler #somewheretravel #sheisnotlost #scotland_insta #thisisscotland #travelscotland #shetlandislands #scotlandisnow #scotlandshots #hillwalking #shetlandponies #nordic #visitscotland #culturetrip #somewheretravel #iamatraveller #gltlove #shetlandislands - @visitshetland on Instagram
Orcas and rainbows 🌈💕 . . . Today we were treated to around 16 orca visiting our backyard!!!!💥🤩🍀 (yep! you read that right! 👀 The Crew estimated around 16! 😮 #squadgoals❤️ ) . . . They were spread out over a large area cruising solo, in pairs or small groups. Mostly unknown to us, we did recognise six orca that last visited us back in June this year, and again before that in 2016. . . . This little selection from our very epic encounter taken by our Head Guide, Tracy 👏👊 - @dolphinencounterkaikoura on Instagram
- CAPE BRETON
Happy New Year friends! I hope 2020 brings happiness and health! 🥳🎉🤪#Repost @raincoastphoto Orca in the mist off northern Vancouver Island. #orca #orcas #killerwhales #britishcolumbiamagazine #nikon #nikon200500 #nikond7200 #tourismbc #beautifulBritishColumbia #natgeo #wildlifeplanet @featured_wildlife #wildlifephotography #bbcearth #conservation #wildlife_inspired #nikonglobal #nikonnofilter #wonderfulvancouverisland #featured_wildlife - @wonderfulvancouverisland on Instagram
- 2019
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- Beautiful ocean life
“Surface Breaker” A visit from the T109A2’s near Tofino. Photo: @ocroz_ #tofino #killerwhales - @tofinowhalecentre on Instagram
- orcas
T137A celebrating after a successful seal hunt with the fam a few days ago. - @karaclindsay on Instagram
Wir konnten es kaum erwarten, endlich ist der Tag gekommen! Ein Traum geht in Erfüllung, endlich Buckelwale. Die Freude war riesig! Das Meer fühlte sich nicht mehr so ruhig an und plötzlich beginnen die Buckelwale auch noch zu springen - einfach unbeschreiblich! 🌊🐋😲❤️ * * We could hardly wait, finally the day has come! A dream comes true, finally Humpback whales!!! The happiness was huge! The sea did not feel so calm anymore and suddenly the Humpback whale start to jump - just indescribable! * * #whalewatching #whales #whale #humpbackwhale #kenai #alaska #nationalparks #discoverocean #discover #wildlifeplanet #earthcapture #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephoto #killerwhale #artofvisual #oceanlife #austria #natureshot #fantasticearth #wandern #viajarépreciso #manfredwillswissen_at #instadailyphoto #likeit #nature_photo #nature_of_our_world #wildlifeaddicts #wildanimals #travelblogger - @manfredrachbauer on Instagram
- Disney & Amusement Parks
Only a few days before we all went into lock down I was lucky enough to have this amazing encounter with a pod of transient orcas! This was my first time shooting orcas and hopefully not the last... . . . #orca #whale #ocean #vancouverisland #ucluelet #myucluelet #nature #photooftheday #sea #magic #beautiful - @mike_dandurand on Instagram
- My favorite ocean beauties ✨
- Dreaming
- Contrast & Lighting
- Animals Anonymous
Orcas share very strong bonds. In fact, both male and female orcas tend to stay with their moms pod for life! Photo by: @kaitlyn.j.photography #KenaiFjordsTours #PursuitLife - @kenaifjordstours on Instagram
Wow 😍 Last Saturday this orca was spotted breaching against a smokey backdrop in B.C., near the Fraser River in the Strait of Georgia. (📷: R. Hayden from @salishseaorcasquad ) - @komo4 on Instagram
It has been a great week for Orca sightings including calf J57! Thanks to Galiano-based Marine naturalist and writer @barryswanson_writer for the photos! Be sure to follow @salishseaorcasquad for information on every Orca related. - @bodegacove on Instagram
- DOL_SHARK
- Whale Pictures
Spotted! 🐋🌊 Who do you want to go whale watching with!? ⠀ 📸: @krisjonnes⠀ •⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #victoriahype #vancouverisland #explorevancouverisland #explorebc #explorecanada #sharevi #sharethecoast #bcparks #parkscanada #tourismbc #hellobc #pnw #pnwonderland - @victoriahype on Instagram
I love to watch you grow. Only in Patagonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____________ #wildandfree #estancialaernestina #orca #orcaattack #earthcapture #marinemammals #underwaterlife #whaletattoo #orcatattoo #explore #planetearth #earthfever #earthfocus #wildlife #earthdaily - @krusical on Instagram
“BREACH!” . . . A playful Orca Calf breached multiple times during this foggy Day Trip last season. As the fog began to lift, our guides could hear the faint blows in the distance. Everyday out on the water is different, and you never know what special event might occur. Check out the trips we offer at kayakbc.ca 👈🏼! #kayakingwithwhales #orca #killerwhale #kayaking #seakayaking #wildlife #vancouverisland - @northislandkayak on Instagram
Forging Ahead A pod of transient orcas swimming north through Clayoquot Sound. #jeremykoreskigallery - @jeremykoreskigallery on Instagram
Happy Humpback Whale splashing around and having a great time today! 🐋✨🐋✨🐋✨🐋 . .. . 📸: @loriannah #humpbackwhaledanapoint #humpback #happyhumpback #humpbacksofinstagram #humpbackwhale @mydanapoint @danapoint_harbor @danapointchamber #danapoint #danapointharbor #whalewatching #breathtaking #californiathroughmylens #adventureawaits #adventuremobile #acolorstory #thehappynow #whalewatching #visitcalifornia #abc7eyewitness #sanclemente #lagunabeach #sailaway #wanderlust #explore #adventurer #wheretonext #danawharf #ktla5news - @danawharf on Instagram
- Albinos
- @nestorgarcia53 on Instagram
We try our best, okay you guys? - Pol & Jenny - @thezone913 on Instagram
It may be smoky out there, but that doesn’t seem to stop these Transient/Bigg’s Killer Whales from having some fun! 📸 Photos taken with zoom lens and cropped. #transientorcas #transientkillerwhales #killerwhales #orcas #salishseaorcas #salishsea #breachingwhales #ocean #sea #bewhalewise #respectwhales #respectocean #protectthesea #whalewatching #vancouverwhalewatch #pnw #britishcolumbia #beautifulbc #wildlife #wildlifephotography #vancouver - @susanne.e.davies on Instagram
The gorgeous AT6 Egagutak of the Chugach Transients population! 📸: Wendy.R via the North Gulf Oceanic Society Facebook page. (Please let me know if there is a way I can better credit this photographer!) ◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾ This group only numbers 7 individuals. Check out my story on them for some more info! ◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾◾ #orcinusorca #orca #orcas #killerwhale #killerwhales #wildorca #wildorcas #dolphins #cetacean #cetaceans #beautiful #blackfish #thanksbutnotanks #anticap #theybelonginthesea #wildlifephotography #oceanphotography #whalephotography #whalewatching #chugachtransients #transientkillerwhales #transientorcas #at1transients - @theybelong_inthesea on Instagram
Its play time ... Photo by @natoliunderwater • Like & Save . 🐟 Tag someone who should see this! • • • • • #underwater#savetheocean#exploretheocean#perfectoceans#underwaterphoto#underwaterphotography#4ocean#roamtheoceans#keepitalive#ocean#theocean#theoceancleanup#underwaterlandscape#coralreef#wildlife#discoverocean#underwater#nature#environment#animals#naturephoto#sea#savethesea#oceanminded#marinelife#marineconservation#oceanlover#beoceanminded#whale#whalewatching - @perfect.oceans on Instagram
Косатки никогда не нападают на людей в дикой природе, но 2020 необычный год. ⠀ Совершенно нетипичное поведение для этих умнейших животных началось в июле в Гибралтарском проливе. Косатки приплывают в этот район за тунцом в летний и осенний период. Обычно встречи с этими животными вызывают восторг. Но в этом году он быстро сменялся на страх. ⠀ Косатки сначала спокойно плыли рядом с судном и радовали людей своим присутствием, а потом начинали окружать и кусать рулевое перо и киль яхт. Атаки продолжались от 20 минут и более 60 минут. В одном из случаев косатки оторвали кусок пера и оставили экипаж без управления. Капитан позвонил спасателям со словами: «На нас напали косатки!». ⠀ Почему они начали атаковать яхты? Ученые предположили, что такое поведение связано со стрессом. Есть мнение, что косатки разозлились на нас и у них есть на это много причин. Популяция в Гибралтарском проливе находится под угрозой исчезновения - их осталось менее 50 особей. Тунец, за которым они приплывают – также становится все более редким. Косатки буквально вынуждены соперничать с людьми за еду. Ходили слухи, что рыбаки нападали на косаток. Тунец в наше время – «золотая» рыба...поэтому не удивлюсь если это окажется правдой. ⠀ В Гибралтарском проливе большой судоходный трафик, а вместе с этим много шума и загрязнений. Во время пандемии были введены различные ограничения и трафик уменьшился. Сейчас все возобновляется – возможно и это злит косаток. Они успели привыкнуть к «лучшей» жизни, когда наш мир уменьшил натиск на их владения. ⠀ Конечно, это всего лишь теория. Реальную причину знают только сами косатки. Учитывая, что это очень умные и социальные животные – стресс и злость вполне могут объяснить нападения. В стаях косаток были замечены малыши. Возможно, взрослые особи хотели таким образом защитить своих детей. Именно малыши чаще всего погибают от травм при столкновениях с судами и запутывания в сетях. ⠀ Нападения на яхты – это лишь верхушка айсберга. Короли океанов чем-то недовольны и уже открыто это показывают. Ученые считают важным решать причины такого поведения, а не последствия. Очень надеюсь, что так и будет. А вы что думаете? Косатки пытаются преподнести людям урок? #косатки - @wild_dolphin_girl on Instagram
- Valdez Alaska
What can a bit of killer whale poop tell us about the state of our local orcas? Loads.⠀ ⠀ Just from a sample, scientists were supporting at the @uofwa can determine an orcas identity, sex, how stressed they are, and even where they are getting their salmon. Remarkable, right?!? ⠀ ⠀ Were hopeful this type of information will drive change and help protect one of Americas most endangered species.⠀ ⠀ Link in bio to read our latest piece.⠀ ⠀ 📷: Jane Cogan University of Washingtons Center for Conservation Biology Norris Palmer ⠀ ⠀ /////////⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #killerwhales #orcas #salmon - @vulcaninc on Instagram
- Alaska Cruise Tours
I shot this at ISO 6400, not an ideal ISO for blowing up prints to fill an entire wall perhaps, but pushing my ISO is what enabled me to capture this image (and I’m still able to print it the size of a standard gallery print). Today’s tip: Don’t be afraid to push your ISO when photographing wildlife. Coming from more of a landscape and portrait background, you learn very early on to never compromise your photo by increasing the ISO over a certain point, really if at all. It is always ideal to have the lowest ISO possible and to keep it at 100. To preserve the photo and keep the ISO low, landscape and portrait photographs will make use of a tripod in order to allow them to slow down their shutter speed to let in more light while maintaining a sharp image. In the case of wildlife photography, it is essential to be flexible with your ISO and push it to maintain a fast enough shutter speed to enable your camera to capture a moving subject in low light like an orca in dark water under minimal daylight. Would you ever swim with orcas and humpbacks?! Just so you know we do this every year ;) Gear: Canon 5D Mark IV Canon 16-35mm Aquatica Housing Settings: 1/125 f/3.2 ISO 6400 Shot at 18mm Location: Norway Arctic Ocean Photo by instructor for the Wildlife Photo Course @jenninaturally #UltimatePhotoCourse - @ultimatephotocourse on Instagram
Black and white power and speed. Killer whales are magnificent and beautiful predators. Sitting in a small boat a killer whale that come right at you can be a terrifying experience, but they always dive under or sway to the side in the last second. At least so far 😃 #orca #orcas #killerwhales # killerwhale #northernnorway #arctic #predator #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature @bbcearth #articlight #lastsecond - @hannestrager on Instagram
Behind the Scenes filming Orcas in the San Juan Islands with a high speed zodiac. . . . @sheets_studios @sanjuansafaris @bdanncreative @annethene @nataleretzlaff @freeflysystems @teradek @reddigitalcinema #8k #redhelium #visitseattle #orcas #whales #sanjuanislands #nature #landscape #publiclands #nationalpark #ocean #water #filming #video #photography #photo #filmproduction #sheetsstudios #pnw #wonderlust #tourism #travel - @ryanjonsheets on Instagram
If you havent seen our WOW photo gallery series, we encourage you to take a look. Our skilled field staff has taken so MANY genuinely spectacular photographs! These four galleries represent a tiny sample of what we have in our immense photo database taken during our 44 years of studying these amazing whales. Enjoy! #centerforwhaleresearch #orcas #killerwhales #pacificnorthwest #southernresidentkillerwhales #southernresidentorcas #amazingphotography #wildlifephotography #whaleresearch #sanjuanislands #orcasurvey - @centerforwhaleresearch on Instagram
Heres a shot from a murky evening with T010C (b.1999) and his mother last week. We saw them twice in just over a week, once heading up the coast and once heading down. They were in Victoria prior to our first encounter and popped up again there after our second. Its always interesting to see just how far and how fast these guys travel. - @mark_sawyer on Instagram
- Whidbey Island, Washington
Once in a lifetime experience! 😍 What is your bucket list adventure 😀 📸 @polarper @tromso_safari - @thearcticroute on Instagram
- beautiful giants❤
Have a lovely weekend! 🖤 Photo by @eclipse_j41 - #dolphin #dolphins #cetacean #cetaceans #whale #whales #orca #orcas #blackfish #killerwhale #ocean #sea #marinelife #love #nature #beautiful #travel #savethewhales #iceland #discoverocean #dontbuyaticket #parktoplanet #nofishnoblackfish #anticap #marinebiology #mammals #wildlifepics #nature - @whales_orcas on Instagram
Got to fulfill one of my dreams this weekend of seeing whales out in the wild. * * #vancouver #victoriaisland #canada #wildlife #whales #whalewatching #nature #orcas #humpbackwhale - @em_keano on Instagram
Hard to find the words to describe this moment, surrounded by hundreds of orcas, in the complete silence of Prince Albert Sound, with close friends and the best wildlife film crew out there. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend a birthday. A belated thanks for all the bday wishes, 31 is going to be a good year. Prince Albert Sound, Alaska - @jqbrantley on Instagram
Double the Awesome! Within minutes of leaving #snugcove we spotted a Brydes whale feeding in amongst a large pod of common dolphins. But it was a playful mother and calf right in #TwofoldBay that stole the show, breaching in perfect unison. #catbaloucruises - @catbaloucruises on Instagram
- whales & dolphins
Killer photos of Killer Whales 📷 @tsnphotos - @tsnguyen22 on Instagram
Another favorite from our recent trip to Alaska of an Orca tail slap, also known as “lobtailing.” Lobtailing is a form of non vocal communication and can be heard from several hundred feet both above and below the water. While we can’t pinpoint exactly why they do this, there are many popular theories which include attracting the opposite sex, aggressive posturing, communicating with other whales, scaring prey, defense or play, and foraging. Such an intelligent animal and truly amazing to see them in such large numbers in the wild, a night I’ll never forget. Prince Albert Sound, Alaska - @jqbrantley on Instagram
When you are 1 meter away from a full grown male Orca, I often said to myself (in my snorkel) olalaaa its a big animal....! with @waterproofinternational, @sea_legacy, @paulnicklen, @cristinamittermier, @hannestrager #naturalhistorydk @waterproof_expeditions - @goranehlme on Instagram
T046B coming in hot on a harbour seal 😮 This matriarch was seen hunting south west of Sombrio point on September 16th on research vessel Mike1 #centerforwhaleresearch Credit: @markmallesonphotography . . . . #princeofwhales #salishsea #exploreBC #bcwildlife #pacificnorthwest #1percentftp #hellobc #wildlifephotography #tourismvancouverisland #explorevi #ecotourism #whalewatching #BCtourismmatters #destinationbc #pnw #salishseaorcas #blackfish #wildorca #thanksbutnotanks #biggsarethebalance - @princeofwhaleswhalewatching on Instagram
- alaska
- Whale Watching in Cape Cod
Вы слышали про косатку по имени «Бабуля»? Сегодня четверг - время рубрики #история_одного_дельфина и я решила рассказать вам об уникальной косатки долгожительнице ⠀ Впервые ее встретили в 1971 году. Бабуля (или Granny) из популяции Южно-резидентных косаток, обитающих у берегов США и Канады. В далёкие 70-е годы только начались исследования местных косаток и Бабуля была одна из первых идентифицированных особей. Ей присвоили номер J2. ⠀ На тот момент учёные предположили, что Бабуля родилась примерно в 1911 году. Это мнение основывалось на факте, что с ней путешествовал самец J1, Руфлс. Обе косатки были взрослыми, самцу по внешним признакам был около 20 лет. Учёные предположили, что он сын Бабули, и так как она больше не давала потомство, был сделан вывод, что у неё уже наступила менопауза. Да, у косаток она тоже есть - наступает в возрасте около 40 лет. Именно по этим данным был сделан вывод, что она родилась в 1911 году. ⠀ Позже учёные начали сомневаться, что Руфлс был сыном Бабули, и выдвинули новое предположение - что он был ее братом. В этом случае дата рождения Бабули ближе к 1942 году. Выяснить точный возраст наверняка оказалось невозможным и до сих пор это остаётся загадкой. ⠀ Бабуля была матриархом стаи J и считается самой старейшей косаткой в популяции. В семье косаток все живут по правилам, установленным матриархом. На протяжении десятков лет Бабуля руководила семейством и передавала свои знания. ⠀ В 2017 году она ушла. По максимальным оценкам ей было около 105 лет, по минимальным 74. Она прожила долгую жизнь. ⠀ Я помню тот день, когда Бабуля ушла. Было грустно осознавать, что ее больше нет, но эта новость не была неожиданной...она была старенькой. Более печально узнавать о гибели ее молодых сородичей. Популяция Южно-Резидентных косаток находится не грани вымирания - их осталось всего 73 особи. ⠀ В далёкие 60-е годы из этой популяции отловили около 50 косаток для дельфинариев, тем самым подорвав репродукции всей популяции. В наше время на бедных косаток свалились новая беда - мы выловили весь их лосось. Эта популяция питается лишь 1 видом - чавычей и он тоже на грани исчезновения. ⠀ Судьба популяции под большим вопросом... Продолжение в карусели 👉🏻 - @wild_dolphin_girl on Instagram
Thanks to @wmckenziephotography for this photo and description from a recent trip with us. There’s something mystical about whales. It affects me deeply each time I see one. A group of orca whales appearing in the soft rolling, and beautiful blue waves with fog in the distance was breathtaking. This one appeared so silently beside the boat that all we heard was a breath. . . . #gonorthisland #visitporthardy #explorevancouverisland #explorebc #explorecanada #indigenousbc #indigenouscanada #destinationindigenous #vancouverisland #whalewatching #wildlifephotography #featured_wildlife #orca #killerwhale #biggs - @coastalrainforestsafaris on Instagram
Proud supporter of @Whales_org and their incredible work in keeping our oceans clean and safe for all! 🌊🐋🐬#WorldCleanupDay #NWxWDC #NantucketWhaler #Nantucket #ACK #Sailing - @nantucketwhaler on Instagram
Косатки никогда не нападают на людей в дикой природе, но 2020 необычный год. ⠀ Совершенно нетипичное поведение для этих умнейших животных началось в июле в Гибралтарском проливе. Косатки приплывают в этот район за тунцом в летний и осенний период. Обычно встречи с этими животными вызывают восторг. Но в этом году он быстро сменялся на страх. ⠀ Косатки сначала спокойно плыли рядом с судном и радовали людей своим присутствием, а потом начинали окружать и кусать рулевое перо и киль яхт. Атаки продолжались от 20 минут и более 60 минут. В одном из случаев косатки оторвали кусок пера и оставили экипаж без управления. Капитан позвонил спасателям со словами: «На нас напали косатки!» ⠀ Почему они начали атаковать яхты? Ученые предположили, что такое поведение связано со стрессом. Есть мнение, что косатки разозлились на нас и у них есть на это много причин. Популяция в Гибралтарском проливе находится под угрозой исчезновения - их осталось менее 50 особей. Тунец, за которым они приплывают – также становится все более редким. Косатки буквально вынуждены соперничать с людьми за еду. Ходили слухи, что рыбаки нападали на косаток. Тунец в наше время – «золотая» рыба... ⠀ В Гибралтарском проливе большой судоходный трафик, а вместе с этим много шума и загрязнений. Во время пандемии были введены различные ограничения и трафик уменьшился. Сейчас все возобновляется – возможно и это злит косаток. Они успели привыкнуть к «лучшей» жизни, когда наш мир уменьшил натиск на их владения. ⠀ Конечно, это всего лишь теории. Реальную причину знают только сами косатки. Учитывая, что это очень умные и социальные животные – стресс и злость вполне могут объяснить такое поведение. В стаях косаток были замечены малыши. Возможно, взрослые особи хотели таким образом защитить своих детей. ⠀ Нападения на яхты – это лишь верхушка айсберга. Короли океанов чем-то недовольны и уже открыто это показывают. Ученые считают важным решать причины такого поведения, а не последствия. Очень надеемся, что так и будет. А вы что думаете? Косатки пытаются преподнести людям урок? #косатки #океан #природа - @freerussianwhales on Instagram
Credit : @shanerusseckphotography Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the dolphins and one of the worlds most powerful predators. . . . . #orca #orcas #orcawhale - @water_animals2 on Instagram
- Misteriosa Pero Increíble Naturaleza
For this weeks #WildlifeWednesday we are exploring the frigid waters around Antarctica! Killer whales (Orcinus orca) come in many forms (also called ecotypes) and can be found across the globe. In the North Pacific ocean there are three known ecotypes: Residents, Biggs (formally Transients), and Offshores. Each ecotype has their own unique prey preferences, foraging techniques, dialects, behaviors and social groups. In the waters around Antarctica there are at least five distinct ecotypes: Antarctic Type A, Pack ice Type B (large form), Gerlache Type B (small form), Ross Sea Type C, and Sub-Antarctic Type D. Today we will be investigating the largest of the Antarctic killer whales, Type A. . Type A killer whales can grow to an impressive size with males reaching up to 9 meters and 7.7 meters for females. In the waters around Clayoquot Sound, Biggs killer whales are typically the largest and can reach 8 meters in length. Type A killer whales are found around the entire Antarctic continent, in open water, often in family groups of 10-15 individuals. There is evidence to suggest that they migrate from lower latitudes to Antarctic waters during the austral summer months in pursuit of their preferred prey: Antarctic mike whales. Type A killer whales use sophisticated teamwork between family members to pursue minke whales, often over long distances. Like other ecotypes, they work together in a coordinated effort to bring down their prey and share food amongst members. In addition to preying on minke whales, Type As have been recorded hunting southern elephant seals. A bull elephant seal can weigh up to 4,000kg making them the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean. Analysis of stomach contents of Type A killer whales indicates that 89.7% of their diet is composed of marine mammals, 7.1% squid and 3.2% fish. . Have you ever been to Antarctica? Which ecotype would you like to learn more about? . Big thank you to photographer and polar expedition guide @thelifeof.forman for assistance with this weeks #WildlifeWednesday post! 📸 by @thelifeof.forman . #killerwhales #killerwhale #orca #cetacean #marinemammal #marinebiology #research #education - @simrs_tofino on Instagram
The Parade: The A30’s traveling fast past our outpost at Cracroft Point. Photo 📸 by @shariana To find out more about how you can help support Orcalab and listen live head to Orcalab.org 👈🏻🎧 #orca #orcalab #lifeonourplatform #family #johnstonestrait #blackfishsound #killerwhale #research #conservation #nature #wildlife #photography #canon #fujifilm #landbasedwhalewatching - @orcalabbc on Instagram
🎉 The overall participation rate for the voluntary vessel slowdown in #HaroStrait and #BoundaryPass since it started on July 1 is now at 91% with a high of 95% in week 5! Thanks to all #ECHOProgram partners and mariners who are working together to help reduce the effects of #underwaternoise on whales. - @portvancouver on Instagram
- 🔥 The art of Orcas spyhopping 🔥
NZ orca dont breach very often, so photos like this are rare. - @orcaresearchtrust on Instagram
- orcas
Exciting news- we have the first match ever made of killer whales sighted off Rottnest Island! Meet George. 🐋 Thanks to citizen science, we were able to identify one male killer whale, George, seen off Rottnest Island in 2016, 2019 and now in 2020- last week. Named by one of our citizen scientists who helped with this match and contributed imagery. This data is invaluable as we continue to build the bigger picture of killer whales seen off Western Australia. 🐋 Thank you to our citizen scientists and contributors: Plaxy, Dan, Ry, Ben and Patrick. Images here credited to: Ry Beaver and Patrick Lane. 🐋 They have all donated imagery that allowed this match of an individual to occur. Without your help and donation of data, we would never have made this discovery. Just an example of the power of citizen science. #citizenscience #projectorca #killerwhaleresearchaustralia - @orcaprojectoz on Instagram
- Cute shit
Finally I was out on the boats when these guys were in town. Best office view #orca#kaikoura#kaikouranz#blackandwhite#wildlife#killerwhale#killerwhales#dolphinencounter#orcas#wildlifephotography - @begbielb on Instagram
Are you looking to see the Orcas on your visit? 😍 We’re lucky to get regular visits in spring and summer giving people the opportunity to see them thrive in their natural habitat. Of course, we can never guarantee when or where they will pop up, but it makes it even MORE special when they do! We would highly recommend keeping up with @shetland_nature or booking a tour! - 📸: @shetland_nature - #VisitUnst - @visitunst on Instagram
Hanging out with this beautiful big boy, T19B Galiano last year. We had the most amazing seas and beautiful light to go with it. Couldnt have asked for a better day! #killerwhale #orca #whale #dolphin #sanjuanisland #USA #washingtonstate #salishsea #earthcapture #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #ig_myshot #wildanimals #ig_daily #visitusa #canonaustralia #wildlife #naturephotography #whalewatching #animal_captures #natgeo #ourplanetdaily #ig_nature #cetaceans #featured_wildlife #wildandfree #animalsofinstagram - @jodie_lowe88 on Instagram
- save the whales
- Wale
- Whale Watching in Cape Cod
Because we love these #orca #whale jumps ❤️ - @norwegianorcasurvey on Instagram
¿Sabías que el único país de Latinoamérica y El Caribe que continua cazando delfines y ballenas es el archipiéalago caribeño de San Vicente y Granadinas? Por ello, más de 30 organizaciones civiles de la región dedicadas a la investigación y conservación marina pidieron al Primer Ministro y autoridades de ese país que se una a la política regional de conservación y uso no letal de estos mamíferos marinos, cerrando definitivamente estas matanzas. Conóce los detalles de esta noticia en nuestro portal web (ver bio). #ballenas #delfines #caza #conservacion #oceanos #marina #mar #dolphins #whales #saintvincent #saintvincentandthegrenadines - @cetacea.chile on Instagram
It is the time of the year where Orca start to frequent the Kaikōura Coast. Did you know the male orcas dorsal can get up to 6ft high? #orcafactfriday #kaikoura #aptroute #uniquelykaikoura #exploreCHC #whalewatchkaikoura #welovewhatwedo Photo Credit: @heleenmiddel - @whalewatchkaikoura on Instagram
In 2018 the world watched with heavy hearts as J-35 (Tahlequah) carried her dead calf for 17 days, over 1,600 kilometers, throughout the Salish Sea. On September 4, 2020 Tahlequah became a mother again, giving birth to a healthy and precocious calf according to researchers at the Center of Whale Research. This calf brings the critically endangered population of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs) up to 73 individuals. At least two other females in the population are known to be pregnant as well. . Tahlequahs new calf is the first successful birth since J-56 (Tofino) was first spotted in Clayoquot Sound in the spring of 2019. This new calf, and the hope for two more in the near future, brings us a cautious new optimism for the SRKWs. Nutritional stress, resulting from the decline in chinook salmon availability, is one of the many factors that pose threat to the SRKWs. Because of this, a large percentage of pregnancies end in failure and calves face a 40% mortality rate. For Tahlequah, and the rest of the SRKWs, we hope this new calf is able to thrive. . The conservation and restoration of chinook salmon runs is one of the best ways we can help safe guard the future of the SRKWs. This September, Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society will be joining Tofino Resort and Marina for Fish for the Future, a conservation initiative aimed at raising money to protect wild salmon and the ecosystems they rely on. 100% of the proceeds raised by Fish for the Future will be dedicated to various Clayoquot Sound watershed projects in order to safeguard salmon populations for the future. It is our goal to promote conservation through educational outreach and inspire people to make everyday choices that can help to protect the future of salmon and all those who rely on them. . 📸 of J35 and new calf, J57 by Katie Jones, Center for Whale Research . #killerwhales #orca #southernresidentkillerwhales #srkws #marinebiology #marineresearch #conservation #education #tofino - @simrs_tofino on Instagram
I needed this today. T041’s + T109C’s #tofino - @jennifersteven on Instagram
- 🔥 Albino dolphin in sight after so many years in Monterrey Bay, California.
Followed by an adult male orca, in the Hokianga Harbour, Northland NZ. Twitter followers for the Orca Research Trust also appreciated! - @orcaresearchtrust on Instagram
- By the sea
Norwegian orca spy hopping in the fjords. January 2018. #norge #norway #visittromsø #discovernorway #explorenorway #arctic #arcticcircle #winter #snorkel #whale #whales #orca #orcas #killerwhale #killerwhales #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #nikontop #nikon #ocean #fjord #fjords #norwegiannature #cetacean #optoutside #getoutside #getoutdoors #protectwhatyoulove - @henrysalas27 on Instagram
- 🔥 The view from an Alaskan backyard [OC]
Orca sightings never get old. This pair was spotted yesterday outside of Legacy Lodge. - @legacy_lodge on Instagram
Just a friend cruising by #avilabeachwhalewatching - @avilabeachwhalewatching on Instagram
T019 syphops beside her son T019C south of Sheringham Point on September 21st ✨ 📸 Credit: @markmallesonphotography . . . . #princeofwhales #WeArePWWA #salishsea #exploreBC #bcwildlife #pacificnorthwest #1percentftp #hellobc #wildlifephotography #tourismvancouverisland #explorevi #ecotourism #whalewatching #BCtourismmatters #destinationbc #pnw #salishseaorcas #blackfish #wildorca #thanksbutnotanks #biggsarethebalance - @princeofwhaleswhalewatching on Instagram
- whales & dolphins
Orcas of Norway. An absolutely privilege. @atlanticedgefilms @intothenowvr @michaelmuller7 @mornehardenberg @shark_explorers @brocqmaxey @dragonflyuas @dejohnfilm @robert.alexander_15 - @mark_vc on Instagram
- Oceans of the world
Сахалин – настоящий край света. Это уголок уникальной природы, наполненной жизнью. Здесь легко встретить медведя, а в Охотском море, у берегов острова, водятся косатки, белухи и киты. Природе Сахалина требуется бережная забота. Здесь обитают вымирающие виды, и их потеря может стать невосполнимой. В нашем блоге эковолонтеры рассказывают о том, как они охраняют экосистему острова. ⠀ Читайте на s7.ru в разделе «Путешественникам». ⠀ #S7Airlines #S7_Blog - @s7airlines on Instagram
@sanjuanislandoutfitters - Did you know that orcas are actually the worlds largest dolphins? Did you know its also not incorrect to call them whales? Their taxonomic group, cetacea, includes all whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Any cetacean can be called a whale, it is just more specific to call dolphins, dolphins and porpoises, porpoises! 🤷🏼♀️🐳🐬 . . 📷@sarahmccull . #whales #whale #travel #nature #ocean #orca #wildlifephotography #wildlife #killerwhale #adventure #underwaterworld #underwater #animal #explore #whalewatching #orcas #whalewatch #wildlifelovers #cetacean #sanjuanisland #sanjuanislands #pnw #washington #Pacificnw #pacificnorthwest #travel #wildlifeconservation - @sanjuanislands on Instagram
Probably my favourite sight, the moment the surface tension breaks over an orcas head. Each water molecule desperately trying to cling on, finally giving way to up to 6 tonnes of blubbery mass forcing its way through. The precision with which the orcas manipulate this is astounding. In Antarctica, they use this phenomenon to create a pressure wave to dislodge would-be dinner from ice floes. In Argentina, they use it as cover as they sneak up on unsuspecting sea lion pups on the beach. Out here in BC, Ive never seen it used as a means of catching prey (anyone know otherwise?) but Ive seen orcas playing in their own wake from these pressure waves. Sure must be fun. 🌊🌊 • Morning light, silky water. Cant ask for better conditions😊 • Taken at @orcalabbc from land with a 300mm telephoto lens. - @awildsuze on Instagram
- Arctic Circle
- Abel Tasman
Absolutely gorgeous! I always love when photographers capture water drops, details of skin and muscles.. just wow! #marinemammals #whale #dolphins #orcawhale - @mishka_borzova on Instagram
Join us in a journey to explore the Fracisco Coloane Marine Park at the Chilean Patagonia. . . . . . . .#whalesound #patagoniachile #whalesoundpatagonia #whalewatching #whalewatchingtour #parquemarinofranciscocoloane #franciscocoloane #patagonia #estrechodemagallanes #patagonia #patagoniachilena #sailing #citizenscience #conservation #pacificocean #nature #science #orca #killerwhale - @whalesoundpatagonia on Instagram
- black dolphins
Things have finally cleared up, and just in time for us to catch up with the T046Bs 🤩 If you look closely you will see that Tluks rostrum (nose) is beginning to darken! 📸 Credit: Marie OShaughnessy *photos cropped and zoomed . . . . #princeofwhales #WeArePWWA #salishsea #exploreBC #bcwildlife #pacificnorthwest #1percentftp #hellobc #wildlifephotography #tourismvancouverisland #explorevi #ecotourism #whalewatching #BCtourismmatters #destinationbc #pnw #salishseaorcas #blackfish #wildorca #thanksbutnotanks #biggsarethebalance - @princeofwhaleswhalewatching on Instagram
Be the first to like this centerforwhaleresearch September 9, 2019 - Orca Billboards If you are driving in the Seattle area during the next few weeks, look up. The Center for Whale Research is sponsoring digital billboards in and around Seattle featuring strong messages about our critically endangered Southern Resident orcas. These billboard messages will raise awareness of the orcas plight, as well as direct readers to visit whaleresearch.com. #centerforwhaleresearch #killerwhales #orcas #southernresidentkillerwhales #southernresidentorcas #savethewhales #sanjuanislands #pacificnorthwest #kenbalcomb - @centerforwhaleresearch on Instagram
It was a wild morning on the water! We saw the Transient Killer Whales T041’s, T109B’s and T109C’s porpoising at a high rate of speed down the coast. This photo was taken on the outside of Wickaninnish Island. ▫️▫️▫️ 📷: @jennifersteven #tofino #killerwhales #yourtofino - @tofinowhalecentre on Instagram
Welcome to the world little one! 💙 Repost from @salishseaorcas: Everyone, meet J57! Official date of birth: September 4th, 2020 (Photo by Katie, Center for Whale Research) #JoinThePod - @davidsuzukifdn on Instagram
T37A “Volker” spy-hopping with one of her young calves, T37A4 “Crinkle”. While Volker is the matriarch and leader of her family, she’s also proven to be a killer whale supermum, giving birth to five healthy calves in just 12 years. Female orcas will typically have one calf every 3-10 years, with an average of 5 years, but Volker has twice given birth to a new calf just two years after the previous one; an impressive feat considering a killer whale’s gestation period can be up to 18 months long. It goes to show what’s possible when an orca population is supported with a plentiful supply of seals, sea lions and porpoises to feed on. T37A’s five offspring are T37A1 Inyo (2007), T37A2 Inky (2009), T37A3 Spinnaker (2013), T37A4 Crinkle (2015), and her newest calf, T37A5 (2019), not yet named. With 2 years between her first two calves, and then 4 years, 2 years and 4 years between her successive calves, there seems to be a pattern emerging! If Volker continues to follow this pattern, she’s due to have another calf next year. Only time will tell! • Caption: @inherentlywild Photo: @_captain_andrew - @inherentlywild on Instagram
📍 Port Hardy, BC words + 📷 @coastalrainforestsafaris On our September 19th Whale Watching and Wildlife Viewing tour we were lucky to find the A24, A34, and A42 matrilines of Northern Resident Killer Whales. The A34s had not yet been seen in our area this summer. It was great seeing all three families foraging together off the North Eastern tip of Vancouver Island! -- Links to 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 + 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 can be found in our bio. #IndigenousBC - @indigenoustourismbc on Instagram
Wildlife is something that evokes many different emotions in people. Sometimes excitement rushes through my blood as the sight of a humpback whale breaching out of the water leaves me in disbelief. Other times, thankfulness is felt when a common dolphin turns on its side to lock eyes with me. However the feeling of pure serenity is one that I cherish most. Only a few times have I felt completely untroubled by the bounds of life to really enjoy a moment in pure peace. Time seems to slow to a crawl as these moments of bliss fill my being. One of these times was with the T124A’s last summer. No big seal hunt, or breach fest was needed to make this moment perfect. Just a couple of simple breaths as the oceans top predator calmly swam through the mercury seas of the Salish 🌲 . . . . . . #whalewatch #whalewatching #outerisland #outerislandexcursions #sanjuans #sanjuanislands #orcas #orcasisland #washingtonstate #orca #orcas #orcinusorca #killerwhale #artofvisuals #travel - @adam_ernster on Instagram
A female orca known best for carrying her dead calf with her for more than two weeks in apparent grief is now mother to a healthy male. Tahlequah, a killer whale living a pod of whales in Pacific Northwest waters, gave birth in early September. Researchers determined this week that her new calf is a boy, after examining images from a photographer who observed the orca pod on Tuesday near Point Roberts, Washington. The calf, known as J57 to researchers, was frolicking alongside Tahlequah (also known as J35) with other orcas close by, photographer Sara Hysong-Shimazu said in a news release from the Pacific Whale Watch Association. “It was really touching to see how active and social they were together and to see J57 surfacing with both his mom and surrounded by others in the community,” Hysong-Shimazu said. “He certainly seemed spunky and energetic!” Tahlequah made headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf, which had died minutes after being born, for 17 days. Deborah Giles, a research scientist at the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology, told HuffPost at the time that she felt it was accurate to describe the behavior as grieving. “This is completely unprecedented, and honestly your guess is as good as ours as far as what is going on here,” Giles said. “I think it’s really easy to put human emotions on it, but personally I think it’s accurate. I think she is grieving.” Tahlequah isn’t the only whale in her pod to have given birth recently. J41, also known as Eclipse, gave birth to a “rambunctious little bundle of baby” on Thursday, naturalist Leah Vanderwiel said in a release from the PWWA. Eclipse’s calf’s sex and overall health are still unknown. Read more at our link in bio. // 📷 Katie Jones, Center for Whale Research - @huffpost on Instagram
- Animals
- Are brand new baby Orcas allowed here?
Humpback mother and calf off Bouddi National Park last weekend - @terrigalocean on Instagram
Photo by @BrianSkerry An Orca mother carries her dead calf as she swims in the waters of the Norwegian Arctic. Orca calf mortality is high, often due to toxic contaminants in the mother’s milk (pollutants in the ocean). I witnessed this mourning procession on a dark, cold and snowy day and was touched deeply by the empathy exhibited by this mom and her family. Dolphins and whales are highly cognitive animals and have complex cultures that we are only beginning to appreciate. Coverage from my @natgeo project. #orca #whales #mourning #whaleculture - @brianskerry on Instagram
- Whale Watching Tours
J35 “Tahlequah” and “J42 Echo” double breaching! 📸: @hysazu 🐬J35 & J42 #whale #whales #whalewatching #whaleshark #killerwhale #humpbackwhale #whaletail #savethewhales #killerwhales #whalesharks #humpbackwhales #bostonwhaler #whaletattoo #spermwhale #belugawhale #whalebeach #whaleart #whaleandzhoumeow #whalers #whalez - @whale.ingram on Instagram
‘Got my bad baby by my heavenly side’ - Momma orca singing - @jessekleo on Instagram
- Aquariums & Marine Life
“Cuddle puddle with 37A1” 📸: @_captain_andrew • • • #orca #whale #orcawhale #cetacean #killerwhale #blackfish #seaworld #mammal #southernresidents #northernresidents #ocean #whalesofinstagram #dolphin #dolphinsofinstagram #shamu #oneocean #orcaocean #discoverocean #marinelife #saveourseas #nature #nofishnoblackfish #ocean #sea #photography - @oceans.orcas on Instagram
- Wale
- Animals
- Animals!
Campbell River, British Columbia #hellobc #explore #explorebc #explorecanada #explorecanada #exploretocreate #explorer #nature #discover #discoverbc #discovercanada #discoverwilderness #pnw #pnwlife #pnwonderland #pacificnorthwest #pacific #naturelovers #naturephotography #orca #killerwhale #wildlife #wildlifephotography #amazing #portrait #pictureoftheday #dolphin #chiefwhalespotter #animal -------- Use #justcanadathings to get featured -------- Credit: @martin_ryer - @canadathings_ on Instagram
- Taking a leap
The days we get to watch these amazing marine mammals are ones we never forget. We are lucky to be DOC permitted to encounter Orcas when they visit the Bay of Islands. We never know when they visit, but that is what makes watching wild animals extra special. Every day with us different, so come and explore with us! . . . . . . . #wildlifecruises #travelnz #bayofislands #newzealandtravel #wildlifeconservation #wildlifesanctuary #dolphins #marinemammals #sailing #purenewzealand #newzealandtravel #northisland #dolphinwatching #naturelovers #getoutside #orcas #slowtravel #nzmustdo #responsibletourism #marinewildlife #wildlifephotography #wilddolphins #dolphinspotting #kiwisummer #kiwiholidays - @wildlifecruises on Instagram
Happy Endangered Species Day! You can download this profile pic to show your support for saving species and find other ways to take part at www.endangeredspeciesday.org. #endangeredspeciesday #stopextinction - @endangeredspeciescoalition on Instagram
So fascinating that they do that! 😍 Resident killer whale spy hopping in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada ------------ - @rolfhickerphotography on Instagram
- Killer whales
- WHALE SONG
27•07•2020 Yesterday I received an amazing gift, I finally saw an Adult male Orca. They are impressive and majestic animals. Look at their size compared to the boat, they are beautiful and enormous. Did you know that males are larger than females, and adult males are distinguishable (sexually dimorphic) by the increased size of their dorsal fin at sexual maturity (about 25 years). Male orcas usually grow to an average of 20-26 feet (6-8 m) and weigh 12,000 lb or more (5,400 kg). Male orcas become fully sexually mature at age 25. Between ages 12 and 15, their dorsal fin begins to grow taller and straighter, indicating the onset of sexual maturity. Male orcas typically don’t mate until after the age of 20. Males in the wild live 29 years on average, to a maximum of 50–60 years. A captive orcas lifespan is typically much shorter, often by 25 years or more. Don’t attend or support shows that keep animals in captivity. It is horrible to be locked up. 🖤🤍🖤🐼🖤🤍🖤 Ayer tuve el regalo de conocer un macho adulto orca, son impresionantes y majestuosos. Vean el tamaño en comparación con la embarcación, son hermosos y enormes. Sabías que los machos son más grandes que las hembras, y los adultos se distinguen (sexualmente dimórficos) por el mayor tamaño de su aleta dorsal en la madurez sexual(aproximadamente 25 años). Las orcas macho generalmente crecen a un promedio de 20-26 pies (6-8 m) y pesan 12,000 lb o más (5,400 kg). Las orcas machos alcanzan la madurez sexual completa a los 25 años. Entre los 12 y los 15 años, su aleta dorsal comienza a crecer más alta y más recta, lo que indica el inicio de la madurez sexual. Las orcas machos generalmente no se aparean hasta después de los 20 años. Los machos salvajes viven 29 años en promedio, hasta un máximo de 50-60 años. La vida útil de una orca cautiva suele ser mucho más corta, a menudo por 25 años o más. No acudas o apoyes shows en donde mantengan animales en cautiverio. Es horrible. #orca #wildlife #wanderlust #animals #saltlife #epic #explore #magic #nature #scuba #ocean #marinelife #dolphins #underwater #padi #adventure #sealife #oceanlife #sea #wildlifephotograph #afeland - @afelandrina on Instagram
- whales & dolphins
- Animals!
For an sensational whale watching experience, participate in @fivestarwhales, Victorias longest running and most respected whale watching company. Learn more about this CanaDream Club partner on our blog! #CanaDreamClub #mycanadream #rvlife #adventure #explore #canada🇨🇦 - @canadreamrv on Instagram
- Whale Watching Season
- The Pacific Northwest
Of all mammals in the sea there is no whale who has a more perfected design! It’s powerful, graceful, and beautiful it’s the Orca! with @waterproofinternational, @sea_legacy, @paulnicklen, @cristinamittermier, @hannestrager #naturalhistorydk @waterproof_expeditions - @goranehlme on Instagram
- Cetaceans
- British Columbia Canada : Spring Watch
- KW Leap
🖤🤍 Cuddle puddles all round! • Wishing all our followers a very happy and content weekend and sending big hugs to everyone for the continued support for our documentary and the endangered Southern residents! • The past few months have been difficult for everyone and we have faced new challenges trying to complete this documentary during this strange limiting time! We are beyond grateful to have all of you helping us push this project forward. • If you would like to help us reach completion please click and share the link in our bio! • Love and thanks to you all! ~ #orca #killerwhale #orcahugs #cuddlepuddle #endangeredspecies #searchingforchinook #documentary #support #oceanlife #oceanlove ~ 📸 @hysazu - @searchingforchinook on Instagram
- 🔥 A bull orca spyhopping to check out our boat as they passed by
It came from the deep. Photo by Tony Wu - #dolphin #dolphins #cetacean #cetaceans #whale #whales #orca #orcas #blackfish #killerwhale #ocean #sea #marinelife #love #nature #beautiful #travel #savethewhales #iceland #discoverocean #dontbuyaticket #parktoplanet #nofishnoblackfish #anticap #marinebiology #mammals #wildlifepics #nature - @orca.share on Instagram
An amazing orca sighting in Resurrection Bay yesterday!! The orcas were extremely active right out from Lowell Point and one of our passengers captured this epic breach! We’ve been very lucky to have seen killer whales for the past 7 days in a row, very rare for this time of year. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📷: @alicecaterpillar ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #majormarinetours #seward #alaska #travelAlaska #sewardalaska #kenaifjords #optoutside #exploremore #showupforAK #wildlife #kenaifjordsnationalpark #kenaifjordsnps #sewardalaska #whales #killerwhales #orcas #tbt - @majormarinetours on Instagram
- Environmental / Ethics
A fun trip in a warm summer rain today with 2 white sided dolphins, bald eagles, puffins, gannets, guillemots and murres. We are in a change over right now where the slower capelin feeders are moving out and the faster squid feeders are moving in. Squid feeding is very fast and exciting to watch! It was too rainy for pictures today so here is a shot of white sided dolphins from another of our trips. #whales #whalewatching #trinitynl #bonavista #bonavistapeninsula #ExploreCanada #ExploreNL #fall #dolphins #bestkind #staycation #StayHomeYear2020 @newfoundlandlabrador @discoverygeonl @NLtweets - @seaofwhalesnl on Instagram
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. #orcas #killerwhale #killerwhales #whales #ocean #wildlife #animals #nature #orcawhale #wildlifephotography #dolphins #seaworld #whalewatching #dolphin #blackfish #orcaencounter #orcawhales #marinemammals #anacortes #washington - @kyle_lee23 on Instagram
La fin de la présence d’orques et dauphins dans des delphinariums inadaptés. La ministre de la Transition écologique, #BarbaraPompilii, a déclaré ce mardi la fin progressive des animaux sauvages dans les cirques itinérants, des delphinariums, ou encore, la fin de lélevage de visons dAmérique pour les fourrures. Un tournant majeur pris par le gouvernement, qui souhaite mettre un terme à la fascination ancestrale pour ces êtres sauvages ne se traduise plus par des situations où lon favorise leurs captivités par rapport à leur bien être, a déclaré la ministre. Un vent de liberté et un respect des animaux qui ne fera pas de mal à notre planète. À lire sur marieclaire.fr : Le gouvernement annonce la fin progressive des animaux sauvages dans les cirques itinérants par Christine Vainqueur Photo : une mère orque et son petit, bondissant hors de leau, au Canada. / Getty Images #animaux #animals #saveplanet #orques #killerwhale #savageanimals #animauxsauvages #ecology #ecologie #protectanimals - @marieclairefr on Instagram
Sept. 20, afternoon tour, 4 Ever Wild: Well, we didn’t see that coming! After watching the T60 family of Bigg’s killer whales sleepily make their way along the shoreline of Salt Spring Island, they suddenly woke up. One of the youngsters breached, and then big brother T60C followed with two spectacular jumps right near our boat! Jane Wilson Photography @junglejane89 . . . . . #wild4whales #eaglewingtours #explorecanada #explorevictoria #bcvacation #yyj #1percentftp #carbonneutral #whalewatching #ecotourism #wildlifephotography #salishsea #pacificnorthwest #beautifulbc #hellobc #wild #tourismmatters #CanadaByDesign #exploreBC #explorevancouverisland #MyVictoriaMoment #WeArePWWA #SustainableTourism #supportlocal #staycation #killerwhale #orcinusorca #biggsorca #transientorca #isthatsomethinginyourpocketorareyoujusthappytoseeme @hellobc @explorecanada @tourismvictoriabc @tourismvancouverisland - @eaglewingtours on Instagram
Its been a killer ( 😉 ) month for #killerwhales along the trail, with our resident #orca spotted from many sites - including Ardnamurchan Lighthouse and Glengorm just last night! Pictured are our local legends John Coe and Aquarius, two male killer whales from the West Coast Community. The Scottish gaelic for orca is madah-cuain which translates as ocean-wolf - an apt name for these intelligent creatures as they live and hunt in pods, and have even been known to prey on minke whales! Check out the sightings on our Whale Track app! #whaletrack . . . . . . . . #hebrideanwhaletrail #hwdt_org #hebrides #orca #whalewatching #lighthouse #ardnamurchan #lighthousesofinstagram #dolphin #dolphins #whale #whales #immerseyoursenses #scotlandisnow #scotland #scotlandtravel #scottishwildlife #wildlifephotography #sea #hiddenscotland #seapanda - @hebrideanwhaletrail on Instagram
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- 🔥 Four curious Orcas 🔥🔥🔥🔥
- Arctic Circle
- WHALE SONG
- Killer Whales are some of the most social animals in existence. The base of this is the matriline, the direct descent of the matriarch. A pod may form from one or more matrilines, and share descent from a distant common matriarch. The strong matrilineal bond makes the social order very stable.
Gather your pod! We have something for you to do to help Southern Resident orcas! The petition deadline was extended so you have a few more days to be their voice! We are calling for Congressional leaders to develop a comprehensive solution to restore a healthy Snake River which will benefit everyone - more salmon, more orca snacks, and stronger economies for the communities across the Pacific Northwest. You dont have to live in the Pacific NW to sign and it takes less than a minute. Signed already? Send it to someone in your pod. Sign at the link in our bio. 📸: Erin Heydenreich - CWR - @whales_org on Instagram
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I spy....a spy hopping Orca! If you love Orcas and other cetaceans as much as we do, then you should join us on our 6 Hour whale watching tour this Tuesday - Sep 22nd! . . 📷 Liron Gertsman . #Campbellriverwhalewatching #campbellriver #discovercampbellriver #campbellrivernice #orca #humpbackwhale #whale #wildlife #whalewatching #tourismvancouverisland #explorebc - @campbellriverwhalewatching on Instagram
Its looking like whale soup out there these days! It has been an odd year to date. Between Covid-19 and strange weather patterns that have interupted regularly scheduled tours, it has been a challenging yet rewarding season. Although a bit late, the whales are beginning to pile in in large numbers. With #biggsorca becoming more plentiful, and the #humpbackwhales beginning to migrate in from their prolonged stop over at Swiftsure bank, the whale watching season is really heating up! Join HIP for a private or mixed group tour, and see what makes us #1 for Ocean Wildlife Adventures in #sooke bc. . . . #adventuretourism #adventuresbyhip #beautifulbc #orcas #killerwhales #westcoast #pnwbc #pnwonderland #whalewatching #oceanadventure #oceancreatures #marinelife #sealife #blueplanet #marinemammals #naturelovers #Sooke #explorecanada #sharevi #yyj #vancouverisland #animallovers #animalplanet #wildlifetour #naturesbeauty - @adventuresbyhip on Instagram
We had a lovely whale watching tour in Campbell River this afternoon with Aboriginal Journeys Wildlife Tours. We got super lucky and 10 minutes in found the orcas. We watched big fin for a couple hours while he lead us out in to choppy waters. It was a great day for whales! 🐳💙🌊 _____________________________________________ #whales #whale #killerwhales #orca #campbellriver #explorebc #destinationbc #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canada #nature #naturephotography #natgeoyourshot #ocean #oceanlife #imagesofcanada #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #ourdailyplanet #earth_shotz #earthpix #earthoutdoors #explorecanada #island #islandlife - @jennifer.lynn007 on Instagram
The newest Southern Resident orca, just a few weeks old, has been confirmed to be a BOY. According to reports, baby (J57) and his mom Tahlequah (J35) are both doing well. . It has been two years since Tahlequah lost her young calf who lived for only half an hour, whom she carried for 17 days in a Tour of Grief that garnered worldwide attention. . The endangered Southern Resident population of the Salish Sea continue to face the challenges of their declining food source of chinook salmon, boat noise and traffic, and pollution. The birth of J57 is very good news, bringing the population of these whales to 73. We wish mom, calf and all of the Jpod residents well! 🐳 Photo: @hysazu #southernresidentkillerwhales #tahlequah #orca #jpod #srkw #endangered #wildlife #nature #sanjuanislands #pod #motherhood - @whalesanctuaryproject on Instagram
A New Calf for the Southern Resident Orcas! It has been just two years since Tahlequah (J-35), a member of the endangered Southern Resident orca population, gave birth to a calf, who lived only half an hour. Last week, Tahlequah gave birth once again. And according to the Center for Whale Research on September 6th, her new baby, J-57, appears to be doing well: “Her new calf appeared healthy and precocious, swimming vigorously alongside its mother in its second day of free-swimming life. We know that it was not born today because its dorsal fin was upright, and we know that it takes a day or two to straighten after being bent over in the womb, so we assign its birthday as September 4, 2020. (Ergo gestation commenced in February 2019). . The good news and excitement over the new birth is tempered by the fact that the southern residents are officially designated an endangered population and that the mortality rate for young calves is 40 percent. Their troubles are largely due to three factors: the continuing decline of their preferred food chinook salmon; boat noise and traffic; and the pollution of the waters of the Salish Sea. However, the new baby is the third to be born to the southern residents since 2019, and the other two continue to survive. We wish them all well in the days ahead! Head to our website to read our full blog post about this wonderful news! Link in bio. Photo of mom and baby: @centerforwhaleresearch #southernresidents #Tahlequah #orca #endangered #endangeredspecies #newmom #birth #salishsea #salishseaorcas #love #joy #celebration #hope - @whalesanctuaryproject on Instagram
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The Matriarch: A11 was an incredible mother. Not only to her own daughter, A35, who now continues to grow her own family, but A11 took on the role of adopted mother to Springer, A73. After Springer was re introduced into the Northern resident orca community in 2002 she spent many years in the company of A11 and her family until sadly in 2013, A11 passed away. Her legacy lives on in every recording we make. The beautiful delivery of the N4 passed down from generations before her now transfers to the newest member of the family, A52’s baby, born this year! May her life inspire all the matriarchs out there to carry the strength to nurture the way she did! 🥰 To find out more about how you can support Orcalab and wild Orcas head to orcalab.org and listen live now: 👈🏻🎧 Image 📸 by @wild_sky_productions #orca #matriarch #northernresidentorcas #killerwhale #blackfish #mother #family #community #britishcolumbia #bc #nature #wildlife #canon #photography - @orcalabbc on Instagram
Today marks 50 years since the Orca now know as “Lolita” has been living at the Miami Seaqurium after being violently ripped from her family she was just 4 years old. For five decades she’s been confined to live in the smallest orca tank in the world. Despite repeated efforts to free her and send her back to her natal waters of the Salish sea in Washington State, the Seaqurium refuses to release her saying she’d never survive in the wild. But the plan is not to just abandon her in the open sea, but rather to a sanctuary in her natal waters where she’d have more room to swim and interact with her family pod that still lives there. - @louisaguirre on Instagram
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