While orcas are found in all of the world’s oceans, their lives in the wild are poorly understood, in part because there are tremendous differences between different groups of orcas. Sarah will delve into the different orca “ecotypes” that regularly visit the waters of central California and how the Marine Mammal Stranding Network retrieved an entire killer whale skeleton for display at the California Academy of Sciences for their “Built for Speed” exhibit.
While orcas are found in all of the world’s oceans, their lives in the wild are poorly understood, in part because there are tremendous differences between different groups of orcas. Sarah will delve into the different orca “ecotypes” that regularly visit the waters of central California and how the Marine Mammal Stranding Network retrieved an entire killer whale skeleton for display at the California Academy of Sciences for their “Built for Speed” exhibit.
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