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This scenario may one day become reality. And to be efficient, such robots would need to be maneuverable and stealthy, and be able to closely mimic the movements of the marine creatures.
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Whether or not you have watched (or agree with) the movies Free Willy or Blackfish, the predicament of captive cetaceans is one that can spark off a heated debate from both sides of the fence.
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In a study involving 378 orcas (or killer whales), researchers observed the first non-human example of the "grandmother effect" in a menopausal species.
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In China, whale shows are proliferating at new marine parks, driving demand for threatened species.
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Killer whales are the largest extant members of the dolphin family.
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A female orca named Wiki is thought to be the first of its kind to imitate human speech, mimicking words such as "hello" and "bye bye". The 16-year old female learned by copying a trainer at Marineland Aquarium in Antibes, France.
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A new study has shown that socially isolated male orcas (also known as "killer whales") are three times more likely to die in any given year, compared to those in more central social positions.
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,Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund to Receive Funding Over Five-Year Period to Enhance Marine Conservation, Research and Education Related Efforts
On Tuesday 22. August 2017, The Pacific Life Foundation announced a $2 million grant to four national marine mammal and ocean-focused nonprofit agencies.
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One of the West Coast's oldest known killer whales is missing and presumed dead. The whale, identified as J-2 but affectionately called Granny, hasn't been observed since Oct.
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According to North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson, Ottawa is considering ways to stop ships from travelling through known whale routes as well as ways of alerting vessels if there are any whales in their path.
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By the time Alisa Schulman-Janiger arrived on the scene off Monterey Bay, California, a pod of roughly 10 killer whales was working to isolate a lone gray whale calf from its mother.
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Orcas have been studied extensively in the northeast Pacific ocean, where resident killer whales eat fish, but migrating whales eat marine mammals.
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Interspecies was started in 1978, to grant artists the same access to wilderness and wild animals that is usually reserved for field biologists. Their goal and belief is that science is not the only approach to understanding nature.
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