For the first time ever, scientists have used an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor killer whales in the wild. For the groundbreaking new study, researchers at the Vancouver Aquarium and NOAA used a modified APH-22 marine hexacopter to film the whales in their natural habitat in the Johnstone Strait, along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. … [Read more...]
Video: Killer Whale Launches Sea Lion 20 Feet Into The Air
On August 15, a sea lion in Ketchikan, Alaska found itself using a fishing boat as cover from a preying killer whale. Unfortunately for the sea lion however, the boat couldn't stick around forever. Let's all just assume that the sea lion made it out of there safe and sound. … [Read more...]