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I'm writing a new song about ORCAS!

Category: Animal Songs- Ocean

Published: Sunday, November 21, 2010

   
    
photos coutesy of The Whale Museum

 Dear Friends,

     I am excited to be writing a new song about ORCAS. Also called "killer whales", orcas are actually a part of the
dolphin family. I began to learn about the orcas from a wonderful guide named Cindy Hansen on a gray whale expedition
with my friends at Baja Discovery. During that trip, Cindy heard my gray whale song, Migration, and suggested that I also 
write a kids' song about orcas. Cindy is also a guide for The Whale Museum in Washington state and knows a great
deal about the orcas that live in that area. She began to tell me stories about orca families that live in pods in the Salish Sea,
off the coast of Washington. These pods have been named pods J, K, and L by researchers and are called "Southern Resident
orcas".

     As I istened to Cindy and I read all I could about orcas, I began to gain a great respect for these animals. I learned
that they live in family groups  that stay together for their whole lives. Even adult males land females remain with their
mothers throughout their entire lifetimes. Some believe that orca families have some of the strongest bonds in nature.
They travel together, play together and communicate with a language that is different from one pod to the next. Although
orcas live in oceans all over the world, I decided to focus my song on the Southern Resident orcas of the Pacific northwest because these orcas are endangered. You can learn more about these orcas by visiting the website of The Whale Museum.

     My upcoming song about the magnificent orcas will be added to my growing collection of animal songs for kids by
BIRDSONG and the ECO-WONDERS. You can hear other songs about blue whales, humpback whales and gray whales
on our CD IF I WERE A FISH and Other Ocean Songs for Kids.  You can also watch some of our animal song videos on
this blog. They include  CLICKETY-CLACK about dolphins, MIGRATION about gray whales and PINNIPED PARADE about
sea lions, seals and walruses.

     Stay tuned for more information about orcas as I write my new ocean animal song for kids.
If you have any orca stories or fun facts to share with us, I would love to here from you.
CLICK HERE to write to me.

Sincerely,

Birdsong

 


 

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About this Page: I am excited to be writing a new song about orcas, also known as :killer whales.... As I learned about them, I began to gain a great respect for these animals. I learned that they live in family groups that stay together for their whole lives. Even adult males land females remain with their mothers throughout their entire lifetimes. Some believe that orca families have some of the strongest bonds in nature. They travel together, play together and communicate with a language that is different from one pod to the next. Although orcas live in oceans all over the world, I decided to focus my song on the Southern Resident orcas of the Pacific northwest because these orcas are endangered.