The language of the Orca. *Sound on - Orca Vocalisations* In the deep fjords and kelp-fringed passages of Northeast Vancouver Island, the Northern Resident orcas speak in voices older than memory. Their calls, squelches, whistles, and pulsed cries, are not random sounds, but ancestral songs passed down through matrilines like sacred heirlooms. Each pod carries its own dialect, a signature woven from generations of echo and experience. Ahlé, a call of greeting. Kéé, a warning. Some sounds are pla

Orca vocalisations in the fog.... The Sea’s Secret Choir: Northern Resident Orca Vocalisations In the cathedral of the Pacific, the Northern Resident orcas sing. Not with words, but with a language older than memory, clicks, whistles, and calls that ripple through the deep like sacred verses. Each matriline carries its own dialect, a signature of lineage passed from mother to calf like a lullaby. These aren’t random sounds, they’re acoustic fingerprints, distinct and recognizable. A call from A5