Development of intentional stranding hunting techniques in killer whale ( Orcinus orca) calves at Crozet Archipelago

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Guinet, Christophe, Bouvier, Jérome
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1995
• Subjects: Elephant Seal; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Possession Island; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z95-004; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z95-004

This paper describes the trend in the practice of what we interpret to be the "intentional stranding" hunting technique of two juvenile female killer whales (Orcinus orca), A4 and A5, belonging to pod A on the beaches of Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago. Pod A was composed of three ad...