T37A2
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An Amazing Day on the Water! – 8/7/17
Most days on the water are spectacular, other days are insanely EPIC. Today was most definitely the latter! Not only did we find two families of transient mammal-hunting killer whales, including lone male T51, close to Victoria, but we also found breaching Humpbacks! The waterfront was choppy, but the southbound killer whales seemed to enjoy…
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Another Great T-Party! – 7/9/18
T-Party, Day Two! This morning, we had the T2Cs, T34s, T37, T37As (incl. T37A1) and T37Bs. They were milling on a kill for a while, before grouping up and socializing with breaches and tail-slaps all over. One of the youngsters chased a common murre before breaching with the bird in its mouth and submerging it.…
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Amazing Night with the T37A’s – 19/7/17
After SO much searching last night we found the T37As. They were just moving up the Strait of Georgia and then, all of a sudden, they got super social! Breaching, tail slaps, cartwheels…pretty insane. As we followed them, I noticed T37A2 and T37A3 broke off and turned towards our boat. I put it in neutral…
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Insane Encounter with the T37A’s! – 10/8/15
Insane encounter with the T37A’s-they took down 4 porpoises within 2 hours and even had T37A2 come show off what was left of it to the boat! It was a pretty amazing evening out on the water this season with Tasli. We found the T37A’s right outside of Cowichan Bay and had a great encounter with…
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T037A2 with a Harbour Porpoise in his Jaws! – 10/8/15
One of the crazier things I have witnessed. T037A2, a young male Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whale, pops out of the water with a Harbour Porpoise firmly in his jaws. Whoa!! T037A2 with his mom and two siblings spent several days in our area, and were noted to be successfully hunting porpoise on several occasions during…