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Cetacean stranding, commonly known as beaching, is a phenomenon in which whales and dolphins strand themselves on land, usually on a beach. Beached whales often die due to dehydration , collapsing under their own weight, or drowning when high tide covers the blowhole . [ 1 ]
Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]
The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, it is found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
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After 29 beached whales ended up in a swamp Thursday, many of them were able to save themselves and return to sea.
A pod of rarely seen false killer whales is making a splash along the coast of Southern California. Whale watchers off of Orange County's Dana Point got a once in a lifetime sighting of false ...
Equally concerning is the list of toxic chemicals the orcas have accumulated in their bloodstream over years of living in industrially-polluted waters. Most notorious of these are PCBs, which may be responsible for deformities resulting in miscarriages and stillbirths, exemplified by Tahlequah's calf in 2018. [ 31 ]
A pod of orcas thrilled onlookers on Fox Island, Washington State, the creatures putting on a remarkable display as they breached repeatedly.Footage filmed by David Cope, who said the event ...