somewhere, there are orcas

corrin's cetacean sideblog / she/they / anti captivity

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[antiqueanimals]

Got any orcas! They're my favorite animal!

1.) Wilhelm Eigener (1904-1982)

2.) Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)

3.) Mammifères d'Europe. 1970.

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Chase Teron

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[killing-the-prophet]

A humpback whale swims next to an iceberg in the Ilulissat Icefjord on August 4, 2019, near Ilulissat, Greenland. Sean Gallup

[snini-9]

September 24, 2021: Transients- Boundary Pass

T065B1

T036B3 and T036B

T036B2 and T036B1

T065B2, T036B, and T036B3

T065B1 and T036

Photo  Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #79 - Sept 24, 2021

[sixth-extinction]

“Goodbye Queen of the Yangtze River” by Denise Monaghan. Oil and 22K gold leaf on canvas. [x]

[blackseafoam]

Aukland Tides. Eubalena australis. Watercolor

[orcacharm]

K21 Cappuccino breaching 2010 (Michael Colahan)

[orkyydorky]

Hyperoodon ampullatus

What strange creatures. I couldn't find any photographs of a baby bottlenose whale, so this is my artist interpretation. Genuinely want to see an actual photograph of a newly-born bottlenose whale tho

[snini-9]

September 13, 2021: L Pod- Everest

L88 Wave Walker and L54 Ino

L85 Mystery

L124 Whistle and L77 Matia

L117 Keta

L117 Keta, L108 Coho, L121 Windsong

L94 Calypso and L121 Windsong

L89 Solstice

L88 Wave Walker and L108 Coho

L88 Wave Walker

L77 Matia

L25 Ocean Sun

L22 Spirit and L88 Wave Walker

L22 Spirit

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #72 - Sept 13, 2021

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September 9, 2021: L Pod-Everest

L119 Joy, L77 Matia, and L124 Whistle

L117 Keta, L121 Windsong

L108 Coho, L54 Ino, and L88 Wave Walker

L89 Solstice

L85 Mystery

L88 Wave Walker

L77 Matia

L22 Spirit

L54s

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #67 - Sept 9, 2021

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September 10, 2021: Transients- Table Rock

T122, T046, T046E

T046F, T046D, T122

T046F

T046E, T046, T122, T046F, T007B4

T046E

T046E with a Humpback

T046D

T046

T007B4 and T046E

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #69 (Sequence #2) - Sept 10, 2021

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The beautiful landscape of Iceland by Götz Datko

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September 8, 2021: K and L Pods- Carmanah

L125 Element and L83 Moonlight

L91 Muncher and K12 Sequim

L122 Magic

K20 Spock, L125 Element, L86 Surprise!, and K27 Deadhead

L91 Muncher, K16 Opus,  L122 Magic, and K35 Sonata

K37 Rainshadow and L91 Muncher

L110 Midnight

L109 Takoda

L105 Fluke and K33 Tika

L87 Onyx

L82 Kasatka

K44 Ripple, L125 Element, and K20 Spock

L72 Racer

K44 Ripple

K43 Saturna

K38 Comet and L106 Pooka

K35 Sonata and K44 Ripple

K37 Rainshadow and K42 Kelp

K35 Sonata, K16 Opus, and L91 Muncher

K27 Deadhead, K36 Yoda, and K12 Sequim

K27 Deadhead

K26 Lobo and K43 Saturna

K26 Lobo, K42 Kelp, K36 Yoda, K27 Deadhead

K26 Lobo

K12 Sequim

Carmanah Rocks

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #66 - Sept 8, 2021

[namu-the-orca]

Colour anomalies in the Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

As some of you may know I’ve a bit of a weak spot for everything weird with cetaceans: hybrids, deformities, colour anomalies - I love it all. And Short-beaked common dolphins are a gold mine in that last department. I don’t think any other species displays quite so many different anomalies, and with such frequency, as this one. Some, like the melanistic form, are almost ‘normal’ and quite stereotypical in their presentation. Others, like the dolphins in row 4, are highly unique. So earlier this year I made this poster documenting all know anomalies - initially just for fun but I ended up quite liking it! I hope you’ll have fun perusing the oddities of Delphinus delphis too. 

Most of these are based on several animals with similar anomalies. However, since the animals in row 4 are all so unique, here’s specific credits to their spotters: 4A was an individual stranded in the UK; 4B, D and E are all photographed by Lisa Steiner of Whale Watch Azores; 4C by Capt. Dave’s Dolphin Safari, 4F by Marilia Olio, and 4E was published in this article here.

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