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 Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:15 pm
Finished! You all can post now and such, any questions/suggestions can be made here biggrin *feels so official* xd
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:27 am
I'm guessing then that this 'pod information' is formed from either your own mental idea of what an pod is or from a wolf-type aspect because that's not how orca's actually have pods. However I understand where you're coming from because from most 'popular' websites the idea of an adult male and a adult female is present, but this isn't to mean that there's not more than one type of pod out there. Actually the more common type of pods get the least amount of attention, here take a look.
Normally a orca's pod is actually made up of a few smaller 'families' called Matrilineal familys because only a elder matriarch and her offspring/family can be part of their group. There is never a alpha/beta position because they have more sophisticated minds and can form a better knit system then say a wolf. Both male and female offspring typically remain with their maternal family for life, however only one female of the matriarch's offspring can become a lead female or if using your said terms, an 'alpha'. Genetic evidence indicates that mating occurs within communities of surrounding orcas, but not within the same group because for the most part they are all distant relatives or something of the sort.
I'll even break it down:
- 1 Head female, normally known as a Matriarch.
- Unknown numbers of her offspring, either female or male.
- Other gathering orca's that are from the surrounding clans that are now introduced as 'family' or part of the group, they're the lowest 'ranks'.
This however is only for the orcas that stay close to shore most of their lives and hunt there as well, they're the ones you see near a bay almost always. Transient orcas are more or less lone orcas or even lone orca pods, they live out in the deeper waters for most of their lives and have very 'unstable' lifestyles. These would be in conparsion to lions or wolves, they would be the rouges..the loners. In this shop's view the Transient orca pods would be located within the North and Southern oceananic areas, the East and Western would be considered to contain Matrilineal familys only.
Information gathered from: [x], [x], [x]
-Transient killer whale pods are generally comprised of an adult female and two or three of her offspring. Among the differences between residents and transients are that while resident orcas of both sexes stay within shouting distance of their mothers their entire lives, only first-born male transients maintain such intense fidelity to their mothers. Optimum pod size for transients is three, so whenever a third offspring is born, one of the older siblings must leave. The rule seems to be that the eldest son can stay, but all but one of the others may have to go. After departing their mother's company, roving males may join up with other groups from time to time, but appear to maintain no lasting relationships with any individuals. Females are likely to join up with other transients, at least for a time. It isn't known if the hosts are relatives. This type of pod is as close to a 'alpha/beta' way of life as you'll get with orcas, here they contain one adult male and an adult female but that does not mean that the adult male is automaticly an 'alpha' or leader, nor does it mean that the female is automaticly the top position either. It does mean however that there must be an adult male, or at least a male turning adult rather soon.
I'll even break it down again:
-Between 1-2 adult or teenage orcas, normally One female and One male, two sisters or two brothers may lead as well.
- Any relatives or siblings of the lead female(s)/male(s) come second, almost like betas but they don't have any control like a beta wolf would inside a pack.
- A number of others that at the moment have been kicked from their pods or are dispersed for unknown reasons.
((Extra Side Note: Typically Transient orca pods contain upwards to 25 leaders while Matrilineal familys contain upwards to 8 or 10. In this shop I'd suggest that a Transient Pod to contain up to 15 while a Matrilineal family to contain up to 8 members. ))
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:47 am
Wow, that's a lot of info CC. :0 Thanks!
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:35 am
Wow, thats a lot of info xd I just called them Alphas and Betas cuz I didn't know what else to call them, I'll probably update the info with some of your stuff later on, thanks! biggrin
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:09 am
Okay, info updated, I think this is better mrgreen I made it so that males can lead too though, even if that doesn't really happen I want to give both genders a chance to be the leader of a pod.
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:42 am
Sounds good. ^^; Sorry, I'm a Orca buff big time.
*Is studying for marine biology*
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:37 am
Its okay, I don't know much about it so I appreciate the help biggrin
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:08 pm
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