T77s
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Over 20 Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales in Juan de Fuca Strait! – 19/6/17
We encountered 20+ Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales westbound in the Strait of Juan de Fuca today! This was my first time as a Naturalist seeing this many transient families together, and also the first time that I would meet the T46 matriline, my favourite family. Other families included the T73As, T75Bs and T77s. The transients…
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A Fabulous Interaction with at least 26 Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales – 7/6/14
At least 26 Bigg’s killer whales today …. a “personal best” for me! We were already privileged to watch the T137s, T86As, and T124A1 be very social at the surface when we got on scene … but then … on the horizon we could see two lines of white froth and spray. The spray got…
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Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales Hunt a Harbour Seal – 17/6/15
Serious Bigg’s (Transient) encounter today …. a drawn out life and death struggle between one Harbour Seal who managed to seek refuge next to a boat while three eager juvenile Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales refused to give up their prize. It is very fortunate that events like this are unusual to occur, as the whales…