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New records of odontocete and mysticete predation by orcas in the Humboldt current system, South Pacific Ocean
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Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85206363709
DOI 10.3389/FMARS.2024.1450624
Año 2024
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Citas Totales

Autores Afiliación Chile

Instituciones Chile

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Internacional

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Instituciones
Extranjeras


Abstract



Orcas (Orcinus orca) are the top marine predators of the ocean, targeting multiple taxa including teleost fishes, elasmobranchs, seabirds, sea turtles, pinnipeds, odontocetes and other large cetaceans. According to their foraging strategies, genetics, acoustics, and morphology, orcas differentiate into ecotypes. Despite their cosmopolitan distribution, orcas are poorly studied in areas such as the Humboldt Current System of the Southeast Pacific coast. Since 2018 in northern Chile, presumed Type A orcas have been observed foraging on South American sea lions (Otaria byronia),benefiting from the presence of fishing vessels facilitating their hunt. These orcas were observed also pursuing large mixed groups of dusky (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) and long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis); however, predation on dusky dolphins was not documented. Here, we provide 28 additional sightings of orcas in two upwelling hotspots along northern Chile (15 around the Chañaral, Choros, and Damas Islandsin the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve from 2010–2023 and 13 in the Mejillones Peninsula from 2022–2023) and the first records of orcas effective hunting on dusky dolphins in this area. We present three new observations of orca tooth rake marks on fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) dorsal fins in northern Chile. Furthermore, we observed the same orcas on two occasions foraging on dusky dolphins and sharing dolphin meat among group members. Overall, these observations suggest that orcas in northern Chile forage on marine mammals, especially on dusky dolphins, and the number of such predation events seems to be increasing near the coast.

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Revista ISSN
Frontiers In Marine Science 2296-7745

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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Scopus
Oceanography
Aquatic Science
Global And Planetary Change
Water Science And Technology
Environmental Science (Miscellaneous)
Ocean Engineering
SciELO
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Publicaciones WoS (Ediciones: ISSHP, ISTP, AHCI, SSCI, SCI), Scopus, SciELO Chile.

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Autores - Afiliación



Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 García-Cegarra, Ana M. - Universidad de Antofagasta - Chile
Laboratorio de Estudio de Megafauna Marina - Chile
2 Oña, Javier - Laboratorio de Estudio de Megafauna Marina - Chile
Universidad de Antofagasta - Chile
3 Arancibia, Camilo - Laboratorio de Estudio de Megafauna Marina - Chile
4 Aguilar, Luis - Laboratorio de Estudio de Megafauna Marina - Chile
5 Toro, Frederick - Universidad Santo Tomás - Chile
Red de Estudios de Vertebrados Marinos en Chile - Chile

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CETALAB

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Agradecimientos



Agradecimiento
The authors thank all the citizen scientists and whale-watching companies for providingreports of orca sightings along northern Chile. We especially thank M. Barrera for his contribution of the pictures of Dakota, the female orcas hunting a dusky dolphin in the Mejillones Peninsula as well as D. Cortes, F. Espinoza, and R. Gonzalez for contributing the sightings from Cha\u00F1aral Island. We warmly thank A. Arriagada and C. Guevara for their effort to develop the fin whale photo-identification catalog for the Mejillones Peninsula. A. Garc\u00EDa-Cegarra was funded by ANID FONDECYT Postdoctoral 3210483.
The authors thank all the citizen scientists and whale-watching companies for providingreports of orca sightings along northern Chile. We especially thank M. Barrera for his contribution of the pictures of Dakota, the female orcas hunting a dusky dolphin in the Mejillones Peninsula as well as D. Cortes, F. Espinoza, and R. Gonzalez for contributing the sightings from Cha\u00F1aral Island. We warmly thank A. Arriagada and C. Guevara for their effort to develop the fin whale photo-identification catalog for the Mejillones Peninsula. A. Garc\u00EDa-Cegarra was funded by ANID FONDECYT Postdoctoral 3210483.

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