. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Figure 2. When Killer Whales arrived in the vicinity of Kalciak Point, Narwhals formed tight groups and remained close to the shore lying still. Photo M. P. Heide-J0rgensen. On 20 August, Killer Whales were visually observed arriving at Kakiak Point traveling a northbound route along the west side of the inlet. Narwhals were already present in the coastal area (<500 m from the shore) around Kakiak Point and in a small bay just behind the point. When the Killer Whales were within 2-4 km, Narwhals suddenly moved closer to
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Figure 2. When Killer Whales arrived in the vicinity of Kalciak Point, Narwhals formed tight groups and remained close to the shore lying still. Photo M. P. Heide-J0rgensen. On 20 August, Killer Whales were visually observed arriving at Kakiak Point traveling a northbound route along the west side of the inlet. Narwhals were already present in the coastal area (<500 m from the shore) around Kakiak Point and in a small bay just behind the point. When the Killer Whales were within 2-4 km, Narwhals suddenly moved closer to the shore in shal- low water (<2 m). Some Narwhals formed tight groups and others moved slowly or lay very still at the surface (Figure 2). One Narwhal stranded on a flat gravel beach (30 seconds (Figure 3), either as a warning sig- nal or in attempts to remove itself from the beach. Satellite telemetry data indicated instrumented Narwhals clearly responded to the presence of Killer Whales (Figure 4). During the attack, both the north-. FiGURE 3. During the Killer Whale attack. Narwhals beached themselves in sandy areas and made tail slaps. Coastline can be seen in lower left. Photo by K. L. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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