RARE WHALE SIGHTINGS: A pod of orcas was spotted off the coast of the Cape and Islands, surprising and delighting marine biologists. See video and photos here:
was captured by the SimonSez Sportfishing captain and crew, and shows the whale hanging out with some dolphins as it came up to the surface.
The pod was also spotted by a team of scientists from the New England Aquarium off the coast of Nantucket on Sunday.Sign up for NECN newsletters. “Seeing them swim in formation was just unreal,” associate research scientist Orla O’Brien said in a statement. “We believe the sighting to be two males and two females, but that hasn’t been confirmed. I think seeing killer whales is particularly special for us because it unlocks that childhood part of you that wanted to be a marine biologist.”A pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, swimming about 40 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
There are very few orcas in the waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean, she said, noting it's"always unusual to see killer whales in New England waters."Sign up for ourOrcas are known as one of the world's most powerful predators,
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