New species of orca may be in B.C. waters

Marine mammal scientists from the University of British Columbia are studying a rare killer whales that they believe may be a new species.
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[@Freptboy]

I hope no human disturb these beautiful orcas.

[@theanominous]

Orcas have been known to be an opportunistic species. There’s a pod of orcas off New Zealand coast that hunt sting rays, another off of Africa that have been eating the livers of sharks. Maybe this new pod just found a new food source that’s worth the effort.

[@AKbaby89]

Yeah but that's not normal for this area. The orcas in this area eat either fish (resident orcas) or seals(transient orcas) and orcas are known to hug coast lines, they usually don't stay in the deep ocean (where cookie cutters are)

[@LuvableAF]

Lol or someone’s uncle taught them that sea turtles are like GobStoppers, and fun to crack open 🐢 🐳

[@MermaidMusings7]

There are ten different orca ecotypes, each has its own distinct language, social structure, and prey preference.

[@roncozad4108]

Poor things now they will never know peace ever again.

[@ellishoke1693]

For gods sake, shut your mouth please, nobody cares about your feelings.

[@RKW48]

Capture of killer whales is illegal there. Now they will have ids, research, and will be studied and conserved.

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

Animals. Not things.

[@savasey_69]

you are thing. not the orcas.

[@NoName-zh1jz]

Stop referring animals to “things.” You sound just as worse.

[@90skid97]

Orcas are the coolest. So big and cool yet so agile fast. On top of their intelligence

[@whalefall413]

Absolutely one of my favourite marine (and general) animals ever.

[@samuelsantoyo]

I believe there's alot we haven't seen in this earth's ocean!

[@Memphis901Production]

Aliens

[@seansmith9435]

True

[@Scarfacepacinofan]

Water is wet

[@WhiteDragon110AC]

You got that right , and yet how long have humans been trying to explore the oceans ? Frankly the more humans don't discover the better for the wildlife .

[@laurahess3417]

I agree. I think there's some kind of thing that says we know more about the moon than the oceans here.

[@RedFlyRuledByTheRiff]

Leave them alone

[@seansmith9435]

Exactly

[@TimothySlickback]

Right!

[@botsareeverywhere]

No

[@yamiletsoler3464]

👏👏

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

How can we help preserve them without learning about them?

[@jonmetro1]

So if a killer whale that lives close to land normally is seen in open ocean that means its a new species

[@anon8633]

Theor different physical appearance and diet were mentioned but we can forget those

[@Fearrange]

Right? Morden humans live in different places, eat different foods/diets, have different skin tones. And humans are still one specie.

[@M13C7]

they mean ecotypes / pod types im not sure how they got away saying species repeatedly because its completely wrong indeed

[@danielgallimore1502]

You mean a new pod not a new species.different pods have different behaviors.

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

Nope, there are at least three to five types of orcas that could potential be species or subspecies, not just pods. In western North America, there are the. 'transient', 'resident', and 'offshore' types .Scientists still aren't entirely sure wether they can classify them as such (look up 'Species Problem'), but regardless they don't appear to crossbreed.

[@user-pt4jx8db3x]

​@@imakequestionablechoices7446 closer to subspecies

[@ericphillipssr.4381]

These orcas are evolving. Last year they were attacking small boats in groups, I recently watched a video of orcas mimicking the English language, now there’s a species that’s unclassified.

[@ilovehmetal666]

Next thing they will be opening doors 😂

[@tonitomei6323]

The boat attacking orca are in the Iberian straits

[@phillipjohnson915]

What point of interest verifies the assumption that these are a different species of Orcas? Certainly the evidence of Cookie Cutter shark contact or sea turtle predation that is presented on this video shows no evidence of new Orca species!

[@Specogecko]

News just being ignorant on what they are reporting on

[@DR_1_1]

It's only a new population in this area. Which is not totally unexpected... Even type D Orcas have not yet been split into a new species I believe.

[@joernvallesteros192]

My thoughts exactly, it was a very generalized statement, the news needs to stop with the misleading headlines. Very disappointing.

[@reallue]

It'd be great if the news would stop doing 🐂💩 altogether. Maybe just go back to telling the truth. That'd be a refreshing change

[@ellishoke1693]

@phillipjohnson915 are you a biologist? Or a professional with these animals? No? Then I’d keep your mouth shut.

[@carlsfc6807]

Babe, wake up new orca dlc just dropped

[@misstrice84]

I thought space, not the open ocean, was the final frontier.

[@curtismatsune3147]

Wow, orcas that hunt sea mammals in the open ocean. Never heard of that before. :-o

[@RexDogPets]

What next? They will discover they don`t eat at the Mcdonald's Drive-through?

[@amandamarcus9819]

A few years ago there was a video of a D Type orca and they look very different than other orcas

[@Dea8769]

We need to explore this planet more… imagine all the undiscovered animals and other things we would find

[@IntriguedLioness]

These are not "killer" whales, they are *Orca!* ❤

[@sblsbl7600]

Orcas are not even whales they are actually dolphins.

[@reallue]

Tomato / 🍅

[@paolodechipiece1027]

They are killer whales and aptly named

[@oliveranderson9901]

Yes but Killer Whales are named for hunting other whales, including blue whale, not human.

[@GirlyKat9001]

@@sblsbl7600 All dolphins are whales, but not all whales are dolphins

[@chrisbrennan806]

“We must find out what whale this is and take its dna to find out for science”

[@pattymmdelc]

Please, just leave them alone 😢

[@CONNECTELECTRIC]

Knowing mankind, They are going to trap and tag them with a GPS to learn more of their migration.

[@phuckGoogle]

I bet right now they are whales that have started traveling in search of food now because they can't find any where they come from.

[@davidj.leavitt249]

Wow! Just leave them alone. You don’t own them. Discover who they are? Just leave them alone.

[@LadyBirch]

It would be nice if we could actually see an close picture of one someday

[@TalesFromPlanetEarth]

“New species” is clickbait, just a different group

[@Beyar90]

New pod; not new species! Clickbait or ignorance?

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

Actually, there are different species of orca... maybe. Scientists aren't entirely sure but the three fistinct types/species, transient, resident, and offshore, don't seem to crossbreed. More study of the genus is required to acertain wether they are species, sub-species, or races, but calling them species is not incorrect based on our current knowledge.

[@chrispierce619]

Other than living in the open ocean and we've never seen them eat sea turtles what makes you think they're a new species? Are there no visible differences? Orca diets seem to be variant.

[@midgek-hdahlke6378]

Why is the sound so quiet ???

[@robinstacey224]

It's not possible for it to be a pod migrating because of a warmer climate? I know we keep track of many pods and you don't recognize them, but if they migrated from a farther distance... Also I'd say of course they're in open ocean they're all changing behavior the last 10 years.

[@RichardTavilla]

You should take a look into that yourself. They said in 2004 by 2013 the Polar ice caps would be melted they’ve had an 18% increase. No other predictions have remotely come true.

[@madatu]

What about Bigfoot?

[@womanofsubstance8735]

What is visually different about these whales that caught your interest ?

[@janetcameron4743]

Need to stop calling them "Killer Whales." They're a variety of dolphin!

[@francisjoseph3918]

I know right

[@jamesaustin7324]

Clearly a border security issue that The Feds need to address 😊

[@adrianbecker6853]

New species ??? 🙄

[@raihanfarrelofficial]

New Ecotype

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

A transgender type.

[@solarpixiejournals]

They sounds like badasses, probably part of the "F*** You Crew." Maybe looking for yachts.

[@user-ij9ei3ek6x]

Or daft humans hee hee.

[@Darkevilish]

They don't know you either😂😂😂

[@crazyprincess7626]

Then show photos of this that you don't know. Because this is normal Orcas

[@ScrewyDriverTheMan]

Nah....... they're just Robo-Orca LMAO

[@keevkukuk9900]

As a penguin i will never go outside

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

A different population or a group never seen before, behaving differently from local pods does not a species make.

[@Bazonkah23]

isnt that a well known thing with orcas and cookiecutters? O.o

[@marcusabston6365]

If they can't interbreed with the other Killer Whale populations then yes they are a different species, but if they can they are at best a subspecies or population that's developed different behaviors

[@Specogecko]

I think you mean ecotype… not a new species… smh do you not ask the scientists these things when you interview them?

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

Actually, there are different species of orca... maybe. Scientists aren't entirely sure but the three fistinct types/species, transient, resident, and offshore, don't seem to crossbreed. More study of the genus is required to acertain wether they are species, sub-species, or races, but calling them species is not incorrect based on our current knowledge.

[@Specogecko]

@@imakequestionablechoices7446 currently one one species of orca is described, they are grouped into transient or residential based on ecology and behaviour and not because of relation. Orcas are separated into ecotypes meaning they have behavioural and physiological differences and inhabit differ habitat from other populations.

[@Specogecko]

@@imakequestionablechoices7446 cross breeding is irrelevant when it comes to determining species.

[@Specogecko]

@@imakequestionablechoices7446 I think what u call “races” is what’s actually called an ecotype. Populations within a species or subspecies can be physically and behaviours different and not be classified as a different species or subspecies, it’s what’s called an ecotype.

[@hitts8928]

few more years of development, and they will start building submarine bases 😂😂

[@Andy-zj3dc]

there is a video of scientists off capehorn South America from 4 years ago showing the same exact whale and the pic in that video at 3:54 is the same pic or whale in this video at 2:02 and its a type D...so that whale traveled from capehorn or you used stock video of those whales for this piece...

[@outsideview9052]

Changing food items is not a new species.

[@jessedorsettii9988]

Happen to get a biopsy sample. That is a very funny statement to make.

[@whalefall413]

I see this as an absolute win

[@cuckoshroom5394]

these orcas have circles on them

[@x3veneno]

maybe because they’re dolphins not whales

[@eschwarz1003]

the public needs to know who these marvelous whales are

[@ExceptionalLibra]

Of course there's more out their that we don't know!

[@dw7312]

A new species. Really

[@joshuaesposito5409]

Well we know who they are not!

[@stevocanuck]

how are we finding new species in 2024??

[@GlacierSound]

Aliens

[@bigphinis675]

orca's that spend time in the open ocean. wow amazing science here, something no-one has ever known. geeez what great insight.

[@AaronVets]

🤡

[@lucascrowthervidz]

So it is a new pod?😂

[@mariaaleksandrova1266]

They clearly don't understand the meaning of the word "species"😂

[@gb1967.]

Or you don’t understand the meaning of the word subspecies

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

Actually, there are different species of orca... maybe. Scientists aren't entirely sure but the three fistinct types/species, transient, resident, and offshore, don't seem to crossbreed. More study of the genus is required to acertain wether they are species, sub-species, or races, but calling them species is not incorrect based on our current knowledge.

[@donkeyballs3307]

Orcas that live in the open ocean, imagine that 😂

[@dontworryaboutit273]

Yikes...stay in school, kids!

[@aaronmichaels807]

Meaning they Inhabit away from shores

[@selinalee1077]

IM DYING HAHA😭🤣

[@michaelreed9805]

Lol, poke and prode these guys while complaining about fisherman. I say just leave them alone and justify your paycheck some other way

[@rockyevans1584]

Yes, transient orcas as opposed to resident ones. You ok?

[@lisabriney2281]

Does it bother anyone else that they keep calling them whales? The expert should know better

[@rhodanosaurus]

Orcas ARE whales. Yes it is true that they are classified in the dolphin family, but dolphins are toothed whales. Simply put, all dolphins are whales, but not all whales are dolphins.

[@Specogecko]

They are whales…

[@pacman3556]

I know....everyone knows they are air breathing fish....$tupid reporters

[@paolodechipiece1027]

They are killer whales and aptly named

[@pacman3556]

I agree. Everyone knows they are air breathing fish.

[@musk-eteer9898]

some orcas have been sleeping around

[@trust_no_1]

Can we leave these ones alone please?

[@absolutelypro4612]

Shut up... theyre in the ocean. They have a 90% chance of being alone

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

They need to be protected.

[@marisannaanchondosalais9893]

Wow new sharks. 😊

[@Astrapionte]

Species… or subspecies?

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

Scientists aren't entirely sure. There's a few possiblities but neither is incorrect at the moment based on our current understandings of the genus.

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

It's a no brainer. We've been taking all their food source from overfishing and over harvesting of the oceans so they have to travel much further distances to get their food source.

[@boyce5994]

Water is heating up, we're gonna see alot more new species popping up.

[@lmtada]

Biological evolution. Normal.

[@Talksin403]

I am waiting for a robot girlfriend :) Ex Machina

[@RichardTavilla]

You should take an in-depth look at that for yourself. In 2004 Al Gore said there would be no ice caps on either pole. None of it came true. In fact I’ve had 18% increase. Also, the funniest thing was the polar bear population never been doing better.

[@Witson_5624]

Not how it works…

[@WhiteDragon110AC]

New to you , not necessarily new to the planet .

[@magiller2010]

In other news canada is in turmoil thanks to justin trudeau and his cronies . A new species of prime minister should be introduced

[@Talksin403]

It's gotta be aliens

[@bluesymons3796]

Who cares their talking about orcas not Justin.

[@pacman3556]

you have a sad pathetic life if it revolves around Trudeau

[@zinorhino5599]

B.C. Waters ???

[@eewilson9835]

I got to see an airplane painted like an orca up close, it was, and owned by fans of the animal! Sorta around in the same area of this news.

[@prolifelatterdaysaint0000]

That's awesome

[@TsunamiAdventures]

There is more ocean than land

[@DMagV]

Unless you cound the land under the ocean lol

[@UnidentifiableSpirituum]

The reporter keeps referring to them as Whales, but Orca are in the dolphin family

[@emilycamp2994]

And dolphins are in the order ceteacea which are “whales”! There are toothed whales or baleen whales, and the dolphin family are all toothed whales, so calling them a whale is still correct.

[@hyun808]

They ARE whales lmao . Just like how Lions and cheetahs are cats / feline or how dogs , wolves are canine . Looks like you need to educate yourself more . Just because they have their own family it doesn’t negate a bigger family group .

[@UnidentifiableSpirituum]

@@hyun808 do some homework.

[@hyun808]

Speak for yourself @@UnidentifiableSpirituum

[@Specogecko]

…… dolphins are whales….

[@temoharri8848]

But why mess with them at all. Taking samples is bothering them. They are Orcas that eat the same thing as other Orcas, whether they are transients or residents. Diversity of patterns is in nature. You see it in horses, dogs, cats, cows, etc.

[@missmiller5637]

So what are they comparing?? Looks like an orca to me

[@CONNECTELECTRIC]

There are different Types of Orcas. (Example)... TYPE A, B, C, D.

[@LJ_nowandalways]

J, K, L and X pods!

[@sudishsungeeth2260]

Scientists must leave these beautiful mammals in peace.....we don't want another Tilikum story😢

[@chuckmorton8823]

The open ocean may be the last frontier but space is the final frontier.

[@CarlosC-lv1gm]

You are LAUGHING, but it’s HAPPENING RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE……..

[@rayc.1396]

How do they react to humans in the water with them?

[@JCruzify1]

Fukushima fallout radiation, altering alteration

[@jameswarren423]

Probably just a hybrid one species got frisky with a different species and now you have something new🤔🤣

[@CatherineElizabethCharlesworth]

Proof.

[@imdeaded]

Its a kaiju

[@santostroche7811]

WITH ALL THE OVER FISHING AND THE POLUTING OF THE OCEANS WE NEXT ON THE FOOD CHAIN

[@Andrew-is7rs]

Live in the open ocean and hunt mammals. Proceeds to talk about how they interact with cookie cutter sharks and eat Turtles. Amazing

[@hitts8928]

orcas are the fastest developing animals after humans

[@CS2_GHOST]

They are the orcas that have been banished... they're called the rogue ones

[@CS2_GHOST]

Rogue ones are rare and rarely seen

[@brandyroseann]

They are not whales they’re dolphins

[@mikeyd946]

Evolution ⚡️

[@mojrimibnharb4584]

That's not a species, it's an ecotype.

[@Andre-vr1ul]

New species of orca that are almost indistinguishable from other orcas yet we are all the exact same lol.

[@Lana4realzies]

Why are the uneducated always so opinionated?

[@Specogecko]

They aren’t a new species, there’s only one species of orca

[@Andre-vr1ul]

@@Specogecko Read the title again brah.

[@Specogecko]

@@Andre-vr1ul bruh the news doesn’t know what the ya re talking about, even the scientists don’t mention there being anew species. There’s only one species of orca, but there’s different ecotypes and populations of orca

[@Andre-vr1ul]

@@Specogecko Breh I find it interesting that zoologists will classify seemingly identical species differently yet we are told we are all the exact same lol. Like a blonde Swedish lady is the exact same as an Australian Aborigines.

[@TobeyMontona]

Apex of the ocean. My ninjas.

[@sirderpsalot]

Ecotype not a species.

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

Actually, there are different species of orca... maybe. Scientists aren't entirely sure but the three fistinct types/species, transient, resident, and offshore, don't seem to crossbreed. More study of the genus is required to acertain wether they are species, sub-species, or races, but calling them species is not incorrect based on our current knowledge.

[@yasminabenchohra2475]

La surpêche poussent les orques à se nourrir de bêtes plus grosses 😂

[@malcolmhammond2135]

Maybe look up the definition of species before posting next time.

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

Actually, there are different species of orca... maybe. Scientists aren't entirely sure but the three fistinct types/species, transient, resident, and offshore, don't seem to crossbreed. More study of the genus is required to acertain wether they are species, sub-species, or races, but calling them species is not incorrect based on our current knowledge.

[@AaronBleess-yz4cw]

Saying these “new” orcas are a different species is like saying that Germans and Norwegians are two different species. Slight racial differences do not a new species make.

[@user-dq2nn2cn2v]

JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE.

[@timoarteaga3011]

Aliens men those are aliens

[@pi286]

This species of orca may attack humans

[@normanbrown9225]

As HUMANS When We SEE, HEAR, TASTE SMELL ot TOUCH SOME WE IMMEDIATELY Try to give it an ID.❤ ITS OUR NATURE.