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Killer Whales
APRIL 2005
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Emerging Health Worries
Photograph by Ken Balcomb
A female orca breaches in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver. The red area on the whale just above the waterline is swollen genitalia. Ken Balcomb, an orca scientist who took this photo, believes the swelling was caused by a miscarriage. His concern is heightened because orcas have been accumulating high levels of toxins that may be affecting their reproductive systems. "In 27 years of photographing whales," he says, "I'd never seen this. On this day, two females I photographed showed it."
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Photo Fast Facts
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Camera: Nikon D100
Film Type: Digital
Lens: Unrecorded
Speed and F-Stop: f/8 @ 1/4000
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Weather Conditions: Unrecorded
Time of Day: Morning
Lighting Techniques: Available light
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