Comments on: An Encounter with a Killer Whale Calf

By: Haniel

Haniel — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:45:59 +0000

hola este caso es muy similar a uno en mexico (San Blas Nayarit) en donde varo una cria de orca en abril del 2008 y esta fue llevada a rehabilitacion, esta cria nadaba de lado y al final la cria murio! pero es muy curioso que pase otro caso similar !!

By: Alana Phillips

Alana Phillips — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:25:18 +0000

Thanks for this thoughtful and poignant story. Was anyone able to take DNA samples from the carcass? Would love to know which killer whale population it was from.

By: daniel palacios

daniel palacios — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:43:58 +0000

yes, very sad, but as bob says, “that’s how it works.” documenting a natural mortality event in a top predator (assuming that’s what it was) is a rare opportunity. maybe the calf was sick or had a congenital disease? were you guys able to study the carcass after it washed up?