Tracked orcas travel over 100km a day from Cornwall to Scotland which expert says shows why you can t put them in captivity That s why you can t put orcas in captivity , exclaims conservationist.
Orca are regularly spotted around Scotland (Image: Getty)
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The UK s only resident orcas, which were spotted in Cornwall earlier this month, have been tracked making an epic journey that saw them travel over 100kms a day to reach the west coast of Scotland.
A lucky orca enthusiast has captured some incredible photos of a newborn calf swimming with its mother off the coast of Scotland.
The orange-tinted baby was accompanied by four older killer whales as it played in the Moray Firth, near Duncansbayhead, Caithness.
Wildlife enthusiast Karen Munro, 44, travels around Scotland from her home in Thurso, Highlands, hoping to catch sight of the astonishing creatures.
She couldn t believe her eyes on Sunday (May 9) when they came between 10 and 20 metres of where she was standing.
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A lucky orca enthusiast has captured some incredible photos of a newborn calf swimming with its mother off the coast of Scotland
By 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.
The orcas were spotted swimming off the west coast of Cornwall on Wednesday
They belong to the only UK group of killer whales usually found in the Hebrides
This is the first time in a decade killer whales have been spotted so far south
The West Coast Community can be distinguished from other groups of killer whales by their unusual sloping eye patch and larger size, experts explaned
First ever killer whales confirmed swimming off South West coastline Well today something crazy happened
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Two killer whales have been photographed swimming off the Cornish coast.
The incredible pictures were snapped by Will McEnery-Cartwright while he was enjoying refreshments at the Minack Theatre on May 5, reports Cornwall Live.