are orcas in the atlantic?
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Orcas are found in oceans around the world, but typically stick to colder waters like the Southern (Antarctic), Pacific and northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean. ... North Atlantic orcas typically roam the ocean in small pods of around four whales, according to Lawson's research.
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If you're asking if Killer Whales (Orcas), are more dangerous to humans than are Great White sharks, the answer is easy - no way! I've never heard of an Orca in the wild attacking a human. That doesn't mean it's never happened, but we're just not on their menu. Orcas are incredibly smart, as well as curious.
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Dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) are confined to the southern hemisphere in temperate and subantarctic waters between around 26°S and 55°N. Main populations occur around South America, off south western Africa and in New Zealand waters.
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Orcas aren't monogamous. The belief that Orcas stay with one mate for life stemmed from the fact that the same male orcas travel with the same females. It has since been discovered that male orcas stay in a family pod with their mothers, sisters, and aunts for their entire lives.
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Orcas are most definitely not safe to swim with. A lot of people don't understand the dangers of swimming with orcas, in the wild or in captivity, they are extremely unpredictable. No marine facilities are allowed to condone marine biologists to swim with orcas in North America.
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Killer whales (orcas) have a very distinctive pattern of black and white, which serves as a form of camouflage from their prey. Like military airplanes that are colored light on the undersides and dark on top, this color pattern makes the whales less visible from both above and below.
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SeaWorld's Robeck says there's another good reason to keep orcas on display: They're “education ambassadors” that encourage “people to think more about the environment and what they can do to help preserve and protect it.” Yet Giles notes that SeaWorld has yet to do the research that could undergird this claim.
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Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are the moose's only known marine predator as they have been known to prey on moose swimming between islands out of North America's Northwest Coast, however, there is at least one recorded instance of a moose preyed upon by a Greenland shark.
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Whale watching Season Orca whales in Washington are seen year around though most often during the whale watch season beginning in April and running through September.
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Snook are found in the Western Atlantic from South Carolina USA to Brazil, South America. Snook are tolerant over a wide range of water salinity from freshwater to offshore saltwater. They are however, extremely sensitive to temperature changes, particularly cold weather.
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But in 2016, things began to change. California made it illegal to breed orcas in the state. Six months earlier, SeaWorld, which has a park in San Diego, announced that it would be ending its captive orca breeding program altogether, saying its current orcas will be the last generation to live at SeaWorld parks.
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Orca whales usually pass through the islands in greatest numbers between mid-May and mid-October when the salmon runs are strongest, although it's possible to spot them through the rest of the year. In February, March, April, late October, and November you can see 50% fewer whales than in the summer.
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Orcas were caught as juveniles and moved into tanks, ready to be trained to perform tricks for our entertainment. According to the charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation, at least 150 orcas have been taken into captivity since 1961. SeaWorld has not captured a wild orca for 35 years, instead breeding them in captivity.
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Killer Whales are found in all of the world's oceans. Their Canadian distribution includes the coastal waters of British Columbia from Haida Gwaii in the north to Vancouver Island. Little is known about the range and distribution of the Northwestern Atlantic/Eastern Arctic Killer Whales.
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Though called killer whales, orcas are not whales. They are the largest dolphin species. ... Whalers call the orca the “killer of whales.” It preys on sperm, gray, fin, humpback, and other whales.
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Puget Sound's southern-resident orcas wow Monterey Bay, California, in rare sighting. ... Transient, or Bigg's, killer whales that prey on gray whale calves are the orcas usually seen in the California waters this time of year.
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Saw sharks are found in tropical and temperate marine waters of the western Atlantic Ocean near Florida and the Bahamas, the Indian Ocean near India and southeastern Africa, and the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia and Australia.