First record of orca predation on franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in Argentina

• Published in: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals
• Main Authors: Padula, Antonella Daira, Gana, Joaquín Carlos Mario, Giardino, Gisela Vanina, de León, Marta Carolina, Elissamburu, Andrea, Rodriguez, Diego Horacio, Denuncio, Pablo Ezequiel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos
• Subjects: Orcinus orca; Predation; Buenos Aires Province; Argentina; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Grandi; Patagonia; Visser; Elephant Seals; Killer Whale; Mirounga leonina; Orca; Southern Elephant Seals; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/205368

The orca, or killer whale (Orcinus orca), is a cosmopolitan cetacean species that is known as a predator of a wide range of prey, including bony fishes, sharks, sea birds, sea turtles, sea otters, pinnipeds, dolphins, and whales (Jefferson et al., 1991; Visser, 2005; Ford, 2017; Wright et al., 2021)...