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Rod Minchin, Press Association
The killer whales were seen of the Cornish coast near the Minack. Picture: Will McEnery/PA
Two killer whales have been spotted off the Cornish coast in what experts believe is the first sighting this far south of the UK’s only resident population.
They were spotted on Wednesday by members of Cornwall Wildlife Trust off the west coast, near the Minack Theatre.
The pair, named John Coe and Aquarius, were identified by the shape and notches of their dorsal fins and patches of colouration near their eyes and on their backs.
They are two of the UK’s only resident population of killer whales.