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predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin

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"It was at that point that I had my phone ready and pointed towards myself and the water for a selfie with the orca. As Mel says, it is luck, but the more time you spend following them, the luckier you are likely to be."
'Based on records at the Rantau Abang FRI or the Malaysian Fisheries Department, the Orca Whale has never appeared in Terengganu and the date, July 16, 2019, is historic as it was the first time the mammal was seen in Terengganu waters.
Last summer, after months of determined campaigning by PETA, leading travel provider Thomas Cook announced it would stop selling tickets to all parks that confine orcas in the name of entertainment.
Mum Morgan gave birth last September, despite SeaWorld's decision to end captive breeding of orcas.
The coalition is calling upon all to act now (www.earthlawcenter.org/salish-sea-initiative) by signing on in support of the Declaration and committing to concrete actions that will advance the Orca's rights, such as the passage of local laws that secure rights of the Orca and ecosystems upon which they depend, and contain specific, enforceable, actions to advance those rights.
Some extremely rare attacks could have likely taken place because an orca mistook a human for a seal.
Anna Bunney, ORCA's education co-ordinator, said: "It's astonishing the level of interest that we've seen in ORCA's partnership with DFDS in 2018 and we're delighted to have beaten our previous records for passenger engagement.
What's harder is turning our shared sense of grief for this mother into an impetus to solve the problems plaguing the dwindling southern resident orca population.
It ultimately argued that orcas held in captivity become more aggressive towards humans and each other.
Another factor that may be hitting orca populations is the health of older, post-menopausal females.
Neon announced the launch of Orca Insurance Agency, a Lloyd's approved coverholder which will underwrite Nordic marine business on behalf of Neon Syndicate 2468.
A huge Orca was seen in the water in Torquay this morning - just a few days after leaping Thresher Sharks and another Orca - commonly known as a Killer Whale - were spotted.
Colby; ORCA; Oxford University Press (Nonfiction: Nature) 29.95 ISBN: 9780190673093
For an hour, the trio of humans photographed and identified several of the whales -- including an orca calf that appeared to be no older than a few days, or even a few hours, judging by the fetal folds still visible on its body and a dorsal fin that wasn't fully standing up.
ISLAMABAD -- Narwhal won the Whales Cricket Extravaganza Cricket Cup 2018 after thrashing ORCA XI by 8 wickets in the final played at IBA University Ground Karachi.