Three-year enigma of ‘Scottish’ killer whales solved
Colin Smeeton
Some of the ‘mystery killer whales’ encountered in Scotland in 2018.
Colin Smeeton
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A mystery identifying a pod of killer whales, spotted in Vatersay in Scotland and Børøyfjorden in Norway, has finally been solved using data from the Norwegian Orca Survey and the Scottish Killer Whale Catalogue.
Previously unknown to Scottish and Norwegian scientists, the pod has now been identified using records responsible for the first killer whale match made between the two countries.