Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Natural History of Transient Killer Whales -- Population Identity, Range, and Size -- Seasonal and Annual Distribution -- Feeding Habits -- Social Structure -- Vocal Behaviour and Dialects -- Population Parameters -- Watching Transient Killer Whales -- Transient Activities and Behaviours -- Where to Find Transients -- Watching Transients without Disturbing Them -- Catalogue of Transient Killer Whales -- Determining Community Membership -- The Naming System -- Catalogue Composition and Organization -- Sex and Year of Birth -- Catalogue -- Sidebars -- An Encounter -- Alice, Charlie Chin, and Chimo: The Story of the T2 Lineage -- Land Mammals As Transient Prey -- Whale- Watching Guidelines: Giving Transients Space and Quiet -- Capture and Radio-Tagging of T13 and T14 -- Distinguishing Transients and Residents -- Seabirds: Playthings and Practice, or Between-Seal Snacks? -- Wandering Whales -- Large Whales As Transient Prey -- Are Transients or Residents the "Typical" Killer Whale? -- Silence of the Transients: Cryptic Clicks and Passive Sonar -- Transient Booms and Busts? -- Residents vs. Transients: Indifference, Avoidance, or Aggression? -- Toxins in Transients -- Afterword -- Supplementary Catalogue Information -- Glossary -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- J -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- Bibliography.