The declining salmon and whale numbers raise a critical question: Is the southern resident killer whale population solely reliant on the abundance of salmon? And, if so, since when?
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To a group of hungry killer whales, a longline fishing boat looks like an all-you-can-eat buffet.
The False Bay ocean food chain in Cape Town began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of shark-eating killer whales.
PCBs were phased out three decades ago. But they’re still lingering in the ocean.
An animal behaviour expert gives his view on finding that a killer whale can copy the sound ‘hello’.
Complex behaviour such as regional accents and cultural food preferences in whales and dolphins seems to be linked to brain size.
Remembering a giant haunted by tragedy.
Humpback whales have been spotted fending off killer whales from attacking other species. But this kind of interspecies altruism raises an evolutionary conundrum.
No one wants animals to suffer, but it is notoriously difficult to measure their welfare.
Documentaries are fragile things, easily blown into obscurity or silenced by the sheer weight of corporate power.
Principais colaboradores
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Reader in Biology, University of St Andrews
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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University of York
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Professor of Marine Sustainability, Technical University of Denmark
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Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW Sydney
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Professor in Environmental Chemistry, Lancaster University
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University Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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PhD Student, University of Cape Town
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PhD Candidate, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
