“For those who may not know, a true Southern Resident superpod occurs when all members of the J, K, and L pods gather together in the same location. That’s 74 #whales!” cheknews.ca/all-southern...

Journal Club is back this month with a topic we've been interested in for a few years now, we are covering "A marine soundscape anthropause: Covid-19 lockdown impacts on soundscape composition, vessel traffic, and dolphin acoustic presence in Port Phillip Bay" by Amber Crittenden et al.

Feeding. Read the full story here: buff.ly/3u5CeqH Photo by Krisztina This is an encounter from 2022 #WhaleTales #orca #storytelling

As we approach our 11th (!) anniversary we wanted to take a quick minute to reintroduce ourselves and share a bit about our podcast - so here we are! (note this video is a few years old - we have over 80 pod eps now & 1600 stories on our site!) Subscribe now via the link in our bio 💙 #WhaleTales

A Magnificent Spyhop. Read the full story here: buff.ly/0c2MouI Photos by Roos This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #orca

A clip of the active orcas we saw off Bainbridge Island while out with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social yesterday 🤩 In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video. #whalesky #salishsea

Humpback Breach. Read the full story here: buff.ly/pLDvd5z Video by Lexi This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #humpback

Bubble Net Feeding in the Salish Sea. Read the full story here: buff.ly/fuW8on0 Photos by Ashely This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #WhaleTalesPodcast

Since 2020, Henderson and her colleagues from Mexico and the US had been tracking a group of whales producing a distinctive call, tagged as BW43, which they initially thought was Perrin’s beaked #whale, another species that had never been seen in the wild. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Familiar Faces in the Perth Humpback Crowd. Read the full story here: buff.ly/d0dYCKu This is an encounter from 2017 #WhaleTales

A New Life. Read the full story here: buff.ly/ifpfCLh Photo by Krisztina This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #orca

Earlier this week, we were thrilled to witness back to back days of a Southern Resident superpod. Here is our map covering their movements over the course of three days. A true superpod occurs when all members of the J, K, and L pods gather together in the same location. That’s 74 whales! #orcas

Lags in Burrard Inlet. Read the full story here: buff.ly/HjzUFPA This is an encounter from 2013 #WhaleTales #PacificWhiteSidedDolphins

Stunning Day in Alert Bay. Read the full story here: buff.ly/2GK8ycs Photo by Gary This is an encounter from 2017. #WhaleTales #humpback

Humpback stories: The many tails of Monterey Bay

Jump for joy! We just posted our 1600th story! Read them all (and submit your own!) on our website whale-tales.org 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬 #WhaleTales

Little "H" and KV Bison. Read the full story here: buff.ly/4ayWx3T Photo by Krisztina This is an encounter from 2023 #WhaleTales #orca

🐋 SPOTTED! Humpback whale off the Norfolk coast 🎉 "It made me feel so emotional. When you see these creatures it's usually on TV watching David Attenborough. It was just magical," said Andrew, who spotted the ocean giant from his boat. Watch below 🔽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cvg7mn0359ro

Zephyr (BCZ0414) has one of the prettiest flukes in the Salish Sea! Zephyr is humpback royalty. She’s a granddaughter of the famous Big Mama, the first humpback to consistently return to the Salish Sea after the end of commercial whaling. Tomis Filipovic Photography #Wild4Whales #FlukesUP

It's #FunFactFriday! Did you know Dusky Dolphins are very closely genetically related to the Pacific White-sided dolphin, but current scientific consensus holds they are distinct species? A better name for them may be the "Friendly" dolphin.

What can a whale's breath tell us? A lot about its health, according to new study https://phys.org/news/2025-11-whale-lot-health.html 🐋 #cetaceans #marinemammals #marinelife #marinebiology #whales #Science

Calf check in: here are some photos from earlier this week of the youngest members of J- and L-Pods who we were lucky enough to see while out doing field work with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social #whalesky #orcas #killerwhales #srkw #southernresidents #salishsea #pugetsound

Whale Watch Perth Western Australia. Read the full story here: buff.ly/3U5a0uF Photos by Whale Watch Western Australia This is an encounter from 2023 #WhaleTales

A great reminder and call to action from Ashely in our latest ep of the Whale Tales Podcast. Listen below or on your favourite podcatcher: buff.ly/CV6zCCl #WhaleTales

An Amazing Month with Phoenix. Read the full story here: buff.ly/7U7Gu0C This is an encounter from 2020 #WhaleTales

November Days in Norway. Read the full story here: buff.ly/4aFnGlG Photo by Krisztina Balotay This is an encounter from 2023 #WhaleTales

Ever seen a dolphin that looks like a flying slug? That’s the Northern right whale dolphin. They are easily recognizable by their sleek, streamlined body and lack of a dorsal fin. They are found in the deep, cold-to-warm temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean.

We know this feeling all too well! What do you love about cetaceans Storytellers?! 🎨 @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social #WhaleTales

A whale-sized welcome to all our new followers! 🤩 We are continuously amazed and gratified by all of your support and enthusiasm and we can't wait to share our stories with you and to hear all of your #WhaleTales!⠀🐋🐳🐬💙💙💙

Happy Exploding Whale Day to all who celebrate! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CL...

50 years ago, today, a whale exploded on an Oregon beach. 20 years later, before social media or video sharing sights or smartphones, it would become the first viral Internet video. We sent it to each other in the mail. The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself

Bowhead whales can live to be more than 200 years old. A new study reveals their ability to repair damaged DNA, preventing cancer and other age-related illnesses. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b...

To all those who served and to all who continue to serve we thank you. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

Sunshine. Read the full story here: buff.ly/41NCkFJ Photo by Krisztina Balotay Photo This is an encounter from 2024 #WhaleTales #orca

Today we were lucky enough to encounter a superpod while on the water in Puget Sound with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social ! For now, we wanted to share an update on 2 of the Southern Resident orcas we get asked about the most: both L25 Ocean Sun and L87 Onyx were there! #whalesky #killerwhales

The Gentle Giants of Hawaii. Read the full story here: bit.ly/3aYHOD9 Photo by Sierra #WhaleTales #humpback

Have you heard about our Patreon podcast, #WhaleTalesWatches? We watch and talk about movies or shows featuring marine life and then talk about them! We've done some very fun ep on Jaws,, Big Miracle, SeaQuest & most recently The Sea Beast. Join us at the $10/month level to listen! buff.ly/uv6SMzw

Another species no longer on the global Endangered list: Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.

August in Telegraph Cove. Read the full story here: buff.ly/XR0cVG7 Photo by Marcie This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #orca

A Breaching Right Whale. Read the full story here: buff.ly/LXvXEdZ Photo by Naturaliste Charters This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #WhaleWatching

What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic

"The lake's waters reached 41ºC, or 105.8ºF — hotter than most spa baths." "You couldn't put your finger in the water." Just terrible. There's no other way to describe this. News: www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin... Peer reviewed: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌎 🧪

As we near the end of our second week of field work with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social, here is a highlight clip which includes some drone footage and hydrophone recordings we captured just a few days ago of J-Pod, K-Pod, & L-Pod! Take a look and see if you can spot J45 snagging a salmon! 👀 🎣

A Bigg’s Sealion Hunt. Read the full story here: buff.ly/G5zxKzp Photo by @tomflip.bsky.social This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #humpbacks

It's #FunFactFriday. While Harbor Porpoises may be small (probably smaller than you!) but they can still dive deeper than you may think! #WhaleTales #HarbourPorpoise

Black and White Movie. Read the full story here: buff.ly/3BBJpi3 Photo by Krisztina Balotay Photo This is an encounter from 2024 #WhaleTales #WhaleWatching

Here's our October Salish Sea orca sightings map! Did it feel like there were fewer orcas around this October? If you thought so, you were right! Sightings were down for both Bigg’s and Southern Resident killer whales vs Oct 2024. Learn more here: www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma...

Ashley's Fun Flipper Fact in Episode 86 led us to a fantastic convo about Big Mama and her offspring - the royal family of humpbacks in the Salish Sea! 🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳 buff.ly/39k3cvX #WhaleTales #WhaleTalesPodcast

A Kelping Humpback. Read the full story here: buff.ly/V1L0jCW Photo by Janine This is an encounter from 2025 #WhaleTales #orca

Kayaking with River Dolphins! Read the full story here: buff.ly/pGQJQvv This is an encounter from 2010 #WhaleTales #RiverDolphins