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A group of transient orcas, or Bigg s killer whales, were seen hunting a minke whale south of Victoria on Friday afternoon.
The dramatic hunt occurred near Smith Island, Wash., about 40 kilometres south of Victoria, and involved nine orcas from two pods preying on a single minke whale.
A group of transient orcas, or Bigg s killer whales, were seen hunting a minke whale south of Victoria on Friday afternoon.
The dramatic hunt occurred near Smith Island, Wash., about 40 kilometres south of Victoria, and involved nine orcas from two pods preying on a single minke whale.
The Pacific Whale Watching Association says several of its members witnessed an extremely rare confrontation Thursday, when a pod of killer whales squared off with two humpbacks in the Juan de Fuca Strait west of Victoria.