Three ecotypes of orca are already known to live along this stretch of the coastline. They are referred to as “residents,” “transients,” and “offshores”. Transients, also known as Bigg ...

The scientific name for killer whales is Orcinus orca, which was given in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus, who ...

It was an orca-versus-dolphin matchup ... Orcas are found worldwide, and while there is just one species there are multiple ecotypes, or groups that share similarities in their appearance and ...

In the Southern Hemisphere, there are five different ecotypes of orca, with those named Type A and Type B1 orcas preferring marine mammals. The researchers wrote in the paper: "In the southern ...

It was an orca-versus-dolphin matchup, and the dolphin didn’t stand a chance ... Orcas are found worldwide, and while there is just one species there are multiple ecotypes, or groups that share ...

Five different ecotypes are reported in the southern hemisphere ... the scientists built up a map of orca presence in the area and tracked pods’ behavior and prey choices.

Normally the orca pods here fished alone ... only in the 1970s and aren’t sure how many are found in each of the ecotypes now recognized. Here in the North Atlantic there may be multiple ...