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gray whales are coastal whales because they are bottom feeders so stay in relatively shallow water to feed....the yummy food they like is often in 50
or less of water in bays where fresh water stream runoffs are abundant which creates a habitat for the critters like amphipods they they chow on.
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something else cool from that area
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/white-killer-whale-...
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So they don't feed on krill?
Why the northern migration to plankton rich waters. Are the muds also richer up there.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
gray whales are coastal whales because they are bottom feeders so stay in relatively shallow water to feed....the yummy food they like is often in 50
or less of water in bays where fresh water stream runoffs are abundant which creates a habitat for the critters like amphipods they they chow on.
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Thanks for that, Shari. As she's skirting the ice flow now, is she finding food there or just truckin'
westerly?
I"m really curious to see where she'll summer and if she'll head back to Baja or down to Japanese waters next winter.
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that's what I thought Maria when I saw how far from the coast she was...she is going west...sure hope her tag keeps transmitting.
Igor...no, gray whales aren't plankton feeders like other baleen whales and yes, northern water's have abundant critters on the bottom that they eat.
They also love to suck the herring roe off the eel grass around vancouver island....me too!
Wow...an albino orca...he's so stunning! thanks ralf.
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This is a great thread-- what an opportunity!
| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
They also love to suck the herring roe off the eel grass around vancouver island....me too! |
A picture is worth a thousand words, Shari.
You make me remember how you like to offer fish eyes to all your new guests!
That white orca is gorgeous, isn't he!
I really hope Bruce Mate and all the scientists are learning alot from Varvara.
[Edited on 4-25-2012 by Mulegena]
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you mean this one? whale and I have alot in common!
thanks again Maria for keeping us in the loop with Varvana.
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Best thing on Nomads for a good while!!!! Thanks
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http://mmi.oregonstate.edu/Sakhalin2011
She's completed her round-trip, Russia-Baja-Russia, and is back on the east coast of Sakhalin Island in Russian waters where she was tagged some
months ago.
Of the half-dozen whales who were tagged, she alone gives us this glimpse into their world. The others' tags were lost or malfunctioned.
Let's see if she summers there or heads to Asian waters...
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wow...thanks Maria....so if she is pregnant, the 2 stocks will be forever intertwined. I bet there have been more Russians who have slipped over here
and returned.
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Yeah, I hope her tag holds 'cause I so want to know if she comes back next season, and... wow! what if she has a baby?
That's be just too cool!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Yeah, I hope her tag holds 'cause I so want to know if she comes back next season, and... wow! what if she has a baby?
That's be just too cool! |
Yes, I want to know too. I've been following here and on FB! Times like this BN needs a "like" button
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Goldhuntress, where is she on Facebook?
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https://www.facebook.com/Marine.Mammal.Institute
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"Like"
Thanx!!
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what a journey ...
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and while we are on the subject....here is another amazing whale's tale.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/324348
are your Von Economo Neurons firing properly Nomads?
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G'Monday morning, whale lovers.
Get your Von Economo neurons tuned up here in the cold waters of Russia where our girl Varvara seems content to stay for a day or two.
This is what the Marine Mammal Institute had to say on their weekly update: "Varvara has moved around in the same general area she occupied late in
the feeding season, prior to her migration away from Sakhalin Island. Last week, she moved back and forth over an area extending from Chayvo to Okha,
which is typically considered a feeding area for Western gray whales.
Update Western Gray Whales - week of 27 May - 03 June 2012 | Oregon State University Marine Mammal I
mmi.oregonstate.edu
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gracias Maria...I guess she preferred the food in her old stompin grounds! Glad her transmitter is still working.
the last few days some really big whales have been in Asuncion Bay...cant wait to find out what they are...maybe fin...maybe blue or sei whales.
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Fish are jumpin' and the plankton is high...
Varvara update week of June 3 through 10, 2012
http://mmi.oregonstate.edu/Sakhalin2011
This week she's moved only within a territory of about 30 miles according to the migratory mapping. Vittles must be rich right now up north.
Eat up, Girl! Let's see you back down here in Baja next winter, fat 'n sassy!
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