Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.

Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.

Observations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding on the remains of beaked whales have been previously documented; however, to date, there has been no published account of killer whales actively preying upon beaked whales. This article describes the first field observations of killer whales inter...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Wellard, Keith Lightbody, Leila Fouda, Michelle Blewitt, David Riggs, Christine Erbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5140045?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-f5f0cec277ed4c6c892ffcd7c88978f82020-11-25T00:40:23ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-011112e016667010.1371/journal.pone.0166670Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.Rebecca WellardKeith LightbodyLeila FoudaMichelle BlewittDavid RiggsChristine ErbeObservations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding on the remains of beaked whales have been previously documented; however, to date, there has been no published account of killer whales actively preying upon beaked whales. This article describes the first field observations of killer whales interacting with, hunting and preying upon beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp.) on four separate occasions during 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the Bremer Sub-Basin, off the south coast of Western Australia.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5140045?pdf=render
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Keith Lightbody
Leila Fouda
Michelle Blewitt
David Riggs
Christine Erbe
Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.
PLoS ONE
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Keith Lightbody
Leila Fouda
Michelle Blewitt
David Riggs
Christine Erbe
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title Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.
title_short Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.
title_full Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.
title_fullStr Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.
title_full_unstemmed Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Predation on Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) in the Bremer Sub-Basin, Western Australia.
title_sort killer whale (orcinus orca) predation on beaked whales (mesoplodon spp.) in the bremer sub-basin, western australia.
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series PLoS ONE
issn 1932-6203
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Observations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding on the remains of beaked whales have been previously documented; however, to date, there has been no published account of killer whales actively preying upon beaked whales. This article describes the first field observations of killer whales interacting with, hunting and preying upon beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp.) on four separate occasions during 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the Bremer Sub-Basin, off the south coast of Western Australia.
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