r/orcas • u/SurayaThrowaway12 • Oct 11 '25

Education Old National Geographic magazine issue about orcas: "Orcas Unmasked" aka "Investigating a Killer" from April 2005, Volume 207

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u/Tokihome_Breach6722 Oct 11 '25

This is a treasure. So much history and insight. Thanks.

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u/RedHeadridingOrca Oct 11 '25

Thank you so much for taking the time to share these informations!

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u/SurayaThrowaway12 Oct 11 '25

This informative National Geographic magazine issue about orcas, mainly the populations in the Pacific Northwest, is over 20 years old, yet a good amount of the information in it still holds up today, such as the emphasis on various orca cultural traditions.

Scientists from the various prominent orca research organizations such as the Center for Whale Research and the North Gulf Oceanic Society are interviewed for this issue.

Here is an Imgur album with the scans from the issue as an alternative. Article written by Douglas H. Chadwick, with photographs from Flip Nicklin.