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Just to love, and be loved in return

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i have thoughts to say about things but i am not exactly sure how to express them in a way that is understandable at the moment . it feels like my brain is full of centipedes

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wandering.westerner on instagram

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Bigg's killer whale Orcinus orca

Observed by anudibranchmom, CC BY-NC

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Today was spectacular <3

We have encountered a huge group of orcas around a fishing vessel in the morning hours.

There were several very young calves in the area. One of them was a newborn. I have witnessed that all over its body it was covered with teethmarks.

We have seen the same things on calves before in the previous seasons.

In the past we came to a conclusion that most likely the mother of the calf had a hard time during the birth and it might happened that other members of the pod tried to help her pull the calf out from its mother.

That could be an explanation for why such a young calf is covered with teethmarks.

The survival rate for this calves are very low in Norway (approx 50%) in Norway, so we hope this little one will make it and it will live a long and happy life <3

2018/11/27 / Norway

By Krisztina Balotay Photography

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Happy 17th birthday to Fenah the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin at Kolmården Wildlife Zoo!

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Cetacean species spotlight (should I do these every day or once a week?):

Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)

Hector's dolphin is the smallest of all dolphin species, and is endemic to New Zealand's oceans. It is comprised of two subspecies, C. h. hectori (South Island Hector's dolphin) and the critically endangered Maui dolphin (C. h. maui). Note their uniquely rounded dorsal fin!

(Photo taken by Maureen Pierre on Flickr, 2014)

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Killer whale hunting herring (BBC)

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6/13/19 - CA51C Bumper belly-flopping after a sea lion hunt.

Photos by Tim Huntington with Blue Ocean Whale Watch

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One of my older pieces. I still love it a loot 🐋🩷🩷

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Orkney Islands Council is developing Scotland's first whale stranding protocol to provide a structured response to mass whale beaching incidents. This initiative comes in the wake of two major mass stranding events on the island of Sanday in the past two years, which involved 77 and 23 whales respectively. The protocol, which is still being developed, will define the roles and responsibilities of various organizations, including NatureScot and British Divers Marine Life Rescue, and will guide the decision-making process for managing the carcasses, such as whether to bury them or allow them to decompose naturally. The council has noted that the geography of the Orkney archipelago and the community's input are important factors in formulating the protocol.

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Old foes

Always been a sucker for whales

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whale fall

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Cetacean species spotlight:

Pseudorca crassidens, the false killer whale.

False killer whales are large marine predators, and the 4th largest species of oceanic dolphin. They are mainly found in tropical oceans worldwide, and are known to form pods with other dolphins such as the common bottlenose dolphin.