Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic

Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic by Fen Montaigne:

e360.yale.edu 02 Feb '12, 2pm

Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic

Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic Two of the world’s leading experts on the world’s top marine predator are now in Antarctica, tagging and photographing a creature whose remarkably cooperative hunting behavior and transmission of knowledge across generations may be rivaled only by humans. by fen montaigne On the afternoon of January 10, at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, whale researchers Robert L. Pitman and John W. Durban stood on the bridge of a cruise ship, peering through binoculars for signs of killer whales. The Weddell Sea, where English explorer Ernest Shackleton and his men were locked in the sea ice nearly a century ago, was calm and studded with icebergs. It was raining, an increasingly common occurrence in summer in this rapidly warming part of Antarctica . Around 3 p.m., Pitman spotted several of the distinctive triangular dorsal fins ...

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@ExpeditionTrips » 24 Feb '12, 4pm
2 of the world's experts on Killer Whales are in #Antarctica. 40 Killer Whales surrounded their ship. Their findings: [link]
@KrupaKaranam » 12 Feb '12, 8pm
[link] #PaceEnv article from yale e360 talks about killer whale mysteries
@amaliaway » 12 Feb '12, 2pm
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@MeeuRotaru » 12 Feb '12, 1pm
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@Angel_Elain » 12 Feb '12, 1am
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@manish_vij » 11 Feb '12, 1am
Orcas live 90 yrs, matrilineal, stay with 4 generations of family and butcher seals with precision: [link] via @makharya
@Glo_man » 10 Feb '12, 10pm
RT @Lynnibinny: @adamwerbach: #Killer_whales pass on hunting knowledge from one generation to the next. [link]
@makharya » 10 Feb '12, 10pm
Fantastic article on Orcas, their longevity and how they pass info on from one generation to the next: [link] h/t @adamwerbach
@Lynnibinny » 10 Feb '12, 8pm
@adamwerbach: #Killer_whales pass on hunting knowledge from one generation to the next. [link]
@earthisland » 10 Feb '12, 8pm
RT @adamwerbach: Killer whales pass on hunting knowledge from one generation to the next. [link]
@ElizNYC3 » 10 Feb '12, 3pm
RT @SvenLEX Real & citizen science about killer whales in Antarctica using @LindbladExp ship @NatGeo Explorer as a base [link]
@LindbladExp » 10 Feb '12, 3pm
RT @SvenLEX: Real and citizen science about killer whales in Antarctica using @NatGeo Explorer as a base: [link]
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Real and citizen science about killer whales in Antarctica using @NatGeo Explorer as a base: [link]
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@margaretzhang_ » 07 Feb '12, 5pm
@EnviroGraffiti yo check out yalee360, seriously cool article about antarctic killer whales [link]
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@petersm_th » 07 Feb '12, 12am
Killer whales are believed to recognize their mother’s calls in utero: [link]
@ElizNYC3 » 06 Feb '12, 8pm
Great example of @LindbladExp @NatGeo partnership: Researchers collect orca data onoard NG Explorer in Antarctica [link]
@antarctictravel » 06 Feb '12, 2pm
The killing power “probably hasn’t been rivaled since dinosaurs quit the earth 65 million years ago." [link]
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@green24com » 06 Feb '12, 9am
Cooperative behaviour is being seen more and more in animals: [link]
@mjposada » 04 Feb '12, 12am
@ARKive: Think you’re a #killerwhale expert? You might be interested to read about their mysteries! [link] @panteradelnorte
@ARKive » 04 Feb '12, 12am
Think you’re a #killerwhale expert? You might be interested to read about the latest mysteries surrounding the species! [link]
@ChildrenNature » 03 Feb '12, 9pm
RT @LindbladExp: Fascinating article on killer whales in Antarctic waters. Research aboard @NatGeo Explorer is ongoing. [link]
@MLSNewsSplash » 03 Feb '12, 7pm
One #Orca made a 6,000-mile round-trip journey from Antarctica to Brazil in 42 days. #whale #dolphin #ocean... [link]
@igorfaria » 03 Feb '12, 6pm
note to self: [link] @igorfaria
@orcanetwork » 03 Feb '12, 6pm
John Durban first learned the methodologies to study orcas from Ken Balcomb and Astrid Van Ginneken at the Center... [link]
@AthConservation » 03 Feb '12, 4pm
some stunning feats of killer whales are being observed by these scientists for the first time. [link]
@jenbogo » 03 Feb '12, 3pm
Teasing apart the mysteries of #Antarctic orcas in @YaleE360: [link] @fenmontaigne
@WillingFoot » 03 Feb '12, 3pm
Interesting story. [link]
@malikattia » 03 Feb '12, 2pm
But what has driven the men to pursue killer whale research is not the minutiae of markings or migration routes,... [link]
@WHALES_org » 03 Feb '12, 2pm
Uncovering the Mysteries of Antarctic Orcas. Through photoID researchers recognize individuals & extended families. [link]
@kaspostcards » 03 Feb '12, 8am
Fascinating! Hopie I get to see them RT @arcticBot @YaleE360 Mysteries of killer whales uncovered in the Antarctic [link]
@RockyRohde » 03 Feb '12, 6am
Satellite tracking killer whales - cool! [link]
@okiewhaler » 03 Feb '12, 5am
Killer whale expert Bob Pitman: killing power [like this] probably hasn't been rivaled since dinosaurs quit earth 65Mya [link]
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No, this isn't about trains. But our friend Fen Montainge recently returned from two back-to-back cruises in... [link]
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Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic by Fen Montaigne: Yale Environment 360 [link] via @addthis
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Fascinating article on killer whales in Antarctic waters. Research aboard @NatGeo Explorer is ongoing. [link]
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RT @SailorsforSea: Great article: Mysteries of Killer Whales Uncovered in the Antarctic via YaleE360 [link]
@bibken » 02 Feb '12, 7pm
Some exciting Antarctic killer whales research going on! [link]
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Geweldig verhaal op #Yale360 over twee top-orcaexperts aan het werk in #Antarctica: [link] #orca #killer #whale #biodiversity
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