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Eilidh O’Brien
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killer whale ecologist, underwater enthusiast
Ten years and one day apart - spot the difference!
July 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reposted by Eilidh O’Brien
New paper about unusual encounters in Icelandic waters…

In June 2022 and 2023, neonate pilot whales were observed swimming alone among groups of killer whales off south Iceland - with no other pilot whales in sight.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Interactions Between Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) and Neonate Long‐Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) off South Iceland
This study documents two encounters off south Iceland where neonate pilot whales were observed in the company of killer whale groups, with no other pilot whales in the vicinity. The interactions invo...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM