San Diego Zoo on Instagram: "Breathing new life into killer whale conservation 🐋 Southern Resident killer whales are critically endangered. To help protect them, researchers from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, alongside partners from @seadocsociety and @noaa, are pioneering a new approach: collecting their breath. Using drones, scientists safely fly through a whale’s misted exhale, capturing droplets that reveal hormones, disease markers, and DNA. These tiny samples hold enormous insight and

Footage of San Diego's first blue whale of the season