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WEB SITES

Killers of Eden
http://www.killersofeden.com/index.htm
A detailed site devoted to the orcas and history of Twofold Bay.

Orca Fact Sheet
http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/KillerWhale.htm
Learn more about killer whales — from their mating behavior to their current population status.

Eden, New South Wales
http://www.marinews.com/fishing_details.php?recordid=388
Journalist Rod Clarke offers a comprehensive report on the bustling fishing town.

Eden Whale Festival
http://www.edenwhalefestival.com/
Celebrate the annual whale migration through Twofold Bay.

Killer Whale Museum — Eden
http://www.killerwhalemuseum.com.au/
Visit the museum that is home to Old Tom’s skeleton.

Killer Whales Hunt for Herring
http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/208/12/2459/DC1
Watch videos of killer whales prey on herring.

Gull-trapping Killer Whales Show Learning Skills
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1445574.htm
Killer whales are one of three known animal species to possess “cultural learning.”

Predation Behavior of Transient Killer Whales in California
http://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/Features/KillerWhalePredation0210.htm
Find out more about the hunting techniques of killer whales in Monterey Bay.

BOOKS

Baird, Robin W. KILLER WHALES OF THE WORLD, NATURAL HISTORY AND CONSERVATION. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 2002.

Clode, Danielle. KILLERS IN EDEN. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 2002.

Hoyt, Eric. ORCA: THE WHALE CALLED KILLER. New York: Camden House, 1990.

Mead, Tom. KILLERS OF EDEN. New York: Vantage Press, 1994.

Suzuki, David. ORCA: VISIONS OF THE KILLER WHALE. San Francisco: Greystone Books, 2004.

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