Tag: Sub-Antarctic waters

• Friday, March 8th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Antarctic tour vessels help solve killer whale mystery

  

  Scientists finally come face to face with elusive mammals after years of research into a theory about ‘Type D’ killer whale in sub-Antarctic waters

• Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 02:09 UTC

  Four different “ecotypes” of killer whales spotted in Falklands waters

  

  To many, the killer whale, also known as orca, is considered the panda of the sea (a not-so-cuddly black and white ocean beast). Whale scientists have been particularly busy over the last 20 years studying the killer whale and we now know a whole lot about this species or, as it turns out, possibly several species.