Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Chasing Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Northern Bering Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Ljungblad, Donald K., Moore, Sue E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Gray whales; Killer whales; Bering Sea; St. Lawrence Island waters; Alaska; Baleine; Lawrence Island; Arctic; Killer Whale; Mer de Béring; Orca; Orcinus orca; St Lawrence Island; épaulard; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65343

Sixteen killer whales (Orcinus orca) were observed for 90 minutes as they approached and then chased gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Bering Sea north of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. The killer whales swam in four discrete lines that blew synchronously as they approached an area in which g...