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18 mar 2019 · K-pod orcas are the smallest of three orca pods belonging to the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population. K-pod is often the last pod to show up in the Salish Sea during the spring and summer months.
13 lip 2018 · K-Pod is known for their high-pitched, kitten-like discrete calls, S16 and S17, which are often made in tandem. S36 is another unique call that is periodically made by all three pods, but is most often heard from Ks.
The Southern Resident killer whales are a genetically and culturally distinct population of orcas within the Pacific Northwest and consist of three separate pods: J, K, and L Pods. Like other ecotypes of orcas, the Southern Residents are matriarchal, which means females are the leaders.
Southern Resident Killer Whales form lifetime bonds within their family groups and will stay in their mother’s pods for life. Within the SRKW there are three pods, J, K, L, each with sub-pods or family groups, centered around the eldest female who is usually in charge of the group.
Named after a local resident pod of Orcas, K pod is the Spirit Orcas mid distance swim group. Swim distances range from 3 to 10 kilometre solo swims and 30+ kilometre relay swims.
Resident orca are a genetically segregated ecotype of the killer whale species. There are two populations of resident orca in the Pacific Northwest, the Northern and Southern Residents. They live in large family groups called pods.
The southern resident killer whales (SRKWs) are fish-eating orcas that frequent the Salish Sea and are heard live on the Orcasound hydrophones every few days during the summer months. They emit a wonderfully diverse repertoire of calls — almost 40 distinct signals within the hearing range of humans — but most of us would be hard-pressed to ...
