The influence of background music and narrative setting on anthropomorphic judgements of killer whale (Orcinus orca) emotional states and subsequent donation behavior. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Animal documentary films such as Blackfish, considered nonfiction accounts of reality, nonetheless use rhetorical devices to engage viewers and shape their emotional experience for maximum effect.
Heather M Manitzas Hill +8 more
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A global image-based data repository of killer whale interactions with elasmobranchs [PDF]
Scientific DataKiller whales (Orcinus orca) are cosmopolitan apex predators that interact with numerous species, including sharks, skates, and rays (subclass Elasmobranchii).
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The Heart of the Killer Whale: Description of a Plastinated Specimen and Review of the Available Literature [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The killer whale (Orcinus orca, Linnaeus, 1958) is the largest extant delphinid. Despite its worldwide distribution in the wild and in dolphinariums, its anatomy remains relatively poorly described.
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Amino acid δ15N differences consistent with killer whale ecotypes in the Arctic and Northwest Atlantic. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Ecotypes are groups within a species with different ecological adaptations than their conspecifics. Eastern North Pacific (ENP) killer whale (Orcinus orca) ecotypes differ in their diet, behavior, and morphology, but the same is not known for this ...
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Killer whale call detection rates vary among subspecies and populations in the North Pacific [PDF]
Scientific ReportsKiller whales (Orcinus orca) in the North Pacific have diverged into subspecies with distinct diets, social structures, and vocal behaviors. Understanding the rate at which killer whales of different subspecies vocalize provides insight into their ...
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Killer whale acoustic patterns respond to prey abundance and environmental variability around the Prince Edward Islands, Southern Ocean [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceKiller whales are apex predators with temporally and spatially varying distributions throughout the world's oceans. Their ecology and behaviour are poorly understood in most regions due to limited research, often because of logistical challenges.
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Killer whale respiration rates. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMeasuring breathing rates is a means by which oxygen intake and metabolic rates can be estimated to determine food requirements and energy expenditure of killer whales (Orcinus orca) and other cetaceans.
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Genetic Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on White Sharks in Australia [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionKiller whales (Orcinus orca) have been documented to prey on white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), in some cases causing localised shark displacement and triggering ecological cascades.
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Correction: Killer whale respiration rates. [PDF]
PLoS ONE[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302758.].
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ORCA-SPY enables killer whale sound source simulation, detection, classification and localization using an integrated deep learning-based segmentation [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Acoustic identification of vocalizing individuals opens up new and deeper insights into animal communications, such as individual-/group-specific dialects, turn-taking events, and dialogs. However, establishing an association between an individual animal
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