A short note on the movement of a male killer whale along the southeastern coast of Brazil was recently published. Find complete reference and abstract below. Requests through the e-mail: sotalia@gmail.com.
Santos, M. C. de O. & da Silva, E. 2009. Records of a male
killer whale (Orcinus orca) off southeastern
Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 57(1): 65-68.
ABSTRACT: Killer
whales (Orcinus orca) are found in
all oceans, but are generally most commonly observed in coastal, temperate
waters, especially in areas of high productivity. In the Western South Atlantic,
long-term studies on killer whales have been conducted mainly off northern
Patagonia, Argentina. The species is poorly known on the Brazilian coast where
strandings and opportunistic sightings are the main sources of information. We report
four sightings of a male killer whale identified through notches along its
dorsal fin from 2005 and 2008, presenting the first observation on a
long-distance movement (ca. 550km ) along the southeastern coast of Brazil.
Cheers, Marcos C.
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Dr Marcos César de Oliveira Santos
Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia: Diversidade e Manejo de Vida Silvestre
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Avenida Unisinos, 950, São Leopoldo, RS, Brasil, 93022-000 E-mail: mcos@unisinos.br Telefone/Phone: 51-3590-1229
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