Hugs and Goodbyes
See you in Alaska! Visiting the Orcas Tuesday: Grandma J2’s Birthday Wednesday: Off to the Island First Sighting Thursday: T is for Transient Luna the Orca…
SeaWorld Shenanigans
This is from our special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
Behind the Scenes at the Orca Meet-Up
This is from our special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
Orca Dinner Party
Chinook salmon is on the menu
Super-Intelligence
Scientists have several ways of measuring the size and complexity of the brains of different animals. However you look at orca brains, you have to conclude that these guys are super-intelligent.
Superpod!
“The “J” pod is south of us near the point over there and heading up toward where the other pods are coming down. They may all be joining up for a superpod.”
Orcas on Vacation
Hunting in the Antarctic, taking a break in the tropics Visiting the Orcas Tuesday: Grandma J2’s Birthday Wednesday: Off to the Island First Sighting Thursday: T…
Luna the Orca Who Wanted to Be Friends
The story of Luna leading up to that fateful day is told poignantly, but with no editorializing, by Mike Parfit and Suzanne Chisolm, in their movie, The Whale.
T is for Transient
This is from our special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
First Sighting
This is from our feature: “My Visit to the Orcas.”
Off to the Island
From the special feature: “My Visit to the Orcas”
Visiting the Orcas
On July 2, Granny J2 celebrated her 100th birthday. They held a party in her honor on San Juan Island, off the coast of Seattle. How do they know she just turned 100?