Shark Scars Reveal New Population of Killer Whales
Killer whale OCX043 encountered with three other whales 175km west of Bandon, Oregon, on September 9, 2021 (Encounter 9). This whale was sighted previously 300 km offshore of Monterey Bay, California on January 23, 2020. Credit: Robert L. Pitman, Oregon State University.University of British Columbia researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea turtle, in the open ocean off California and Oregon could be a new population.Based on available evidence,…