Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: IronNoggin on April 14, 2023, 11:32:31 AM
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https://www.squamishchief.com/local-news/remarkable-experience-orcas-stalk-and-take-down-seals-near-squamish-6776428
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Pretty cool.
I got to experience this in 1993 while in Tofino on a fishing charter. A momma Orca had a partially dead seal and was teaching its pup how to hunt. The pup eventually tossed the seal onto the rock island beach edge with momma breaching in the back ground. Will never forget that moment.
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I thought southern orca's typically did not feed on seals...... is this new behaviour due to low chinook numbers
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I thought southern orca's typically did not feed on seals...... is this new behaviour due to low chinook numbers
there are 2 sub-species of Orca on our coast. The Southern Residents, which are primarily salmon eaters and the Biggs or Transient whales which primarily eat sea mammals. The 2 do not inter mix, bred or socialize. Genetic evidence suggests they are separated by many tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years
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Over 30 Biggs Killer Whales attacking 2 ADULT Gray Whales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DuCXyDivew
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Interesting Read:
Why Can’t The Southern Resident Killer Whale Diet Change in Light of Dwindling Chinook Salmon?
https://orcaspirit.com/the-captains-blog/southern-resident-killer-whales-diet/