Transient orcas welcome a newborn calf in Hood Canal waters

5/2/2018
HOOD CANAL, Wash. – There's a new baby orca whale hanging out in the Hood Canal area of Washington state. A whale-watching group, Puget Sound Express, says it spotted on Monday a healthy newborn calf with the whale pod known as the T65As. The family of six is led by a mother whale, the ...
HOOD CANAL, Mason County — There's a baby orca whale hanging out in Hood Canal. A whale-watching group, Puget Sound Express, says on Monday it saw a healthy newborn calf with the whale pod known as the T65As. The family of six is led by a mother whale, the leader of the pod who has had ...
A family of transient orcas visiting Hood Canal has a healthy newborn calf cavorting about with them, says local whale-watching group Puget Sound Express. The baby orca brings the number of whales in the pod, known as T65A, to six. They have been traversing Dabob Bay and other waters of Hood ...
HOOD CANAL, Wash. (AP) — There's a new baby orca whale hanging out in Hood Canal. A whale-watching group, Puget Sound Express, says it ...
HOOD CANAL, Wash. (AP) — There's a new baby orca whale hanging out in the Hood Canal area of Washington state. A whale-watching group, Puget Sound Express, says it spotted on Monday a healthy newborn calf with the whale pod known as the T65As. The family of six is led by a mother whale, ...
HOOD CANAL — There's a new baby orca whale hanging out in the Hood Canal area of Washington state. A whale-watching group, Puget Sound Express, says it spotted on Monday a healthy newborn calf with the whale pod known as the T65As. The family of six is led by a mother whale, the leader of ...
There's a new baby orca whale hanging out in the Hood Canal area of Washington state. A whale-watching group, Puget Sound Express, says it spotted on Monday a healthy newborn calf with the whale pod known as the T65As. The family of six is led by a mother whale, the leader of the pod who has ...
5/1/2018
A whale watching company spotted the newest member of a transient orca pod in Hood Canal on Monday. The newest ... on harbor seals. Some of the younger orcas lead the hunts, which is encouraging to whale watchers in contrast to the southern resident orcas who are struggling to find salmon.
Unlike resident orcas, who feed on salmon, transient orcas hunt for harbor seals and sea lions to eat. The whales are silent while hunting - but after a successful kill, they feast and celebrate with vocalizations. Puget Sound Express captured video and hydrophone audio of the orcas celebrating after one ...

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