Hunt
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A Big Leap from “Ember” – 25/6/26
It’s rare enough to be in the right place at the right time to witness such a display of power from orcas, but even more difficult to capture it on camera as these high leaps are often rather unpredictable. This was the first of two leaps by T064B “Ember” early this morning as her family…
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Biggs take down Waterfowl – 2/26
The T109As took down at least 3 waterfowl during our encounter with them last week in Clayoquot Sound. Ducks are often used as a training tool for orcas learning to hunt, and this pod has no shortage of young hunters learning this skill! Notably, their neice known as Kʷiisaḥiʔis (T109A3A), had been seen catching ducks…
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Bremer Bay Orca Hunt Fin Whale – 22/3/26
Graphic Content WarningIt was yet another historical day for the Whale Watch Western Australia pod as we were witness to the first ever observed Fin Whale predation by Orca in Australia. The area in which the Fin Whale was attacked is the closest hunt ever witnessed to the coastline as we found ourselves under 4…
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An Intense Orca Hunt – 16/6/25
On the morning of June 16th, at 9:00 a.m., we encountered a pod of three orcas—one majestic male and two presumably females—off the coast of Madeira. In these waters, seeing orcas is a rare gift, so we were initially just thrilled to have spent time with them. However, by 3:30 p.m., we received word from…
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A Dolphin Hunt – 4/6/25
Can you spot the dolphin in the orca’s mouth in at the end of the video? 😳 We were in complete awe watching this orca pod plan, initiate and flawlessly execute an attack. The day started out calm, surrounded by a pod of 10 or so chill orcas. But then I heard a guest on…