One of two killer whales that have been spotted off the Cornish coast.
Two killer whales have been spotted off the Cornish coast in a rare sighting of the UK’s only resident Orca population.
Experts believe this is the first record of the pod of Orcas – the largest member of the dolphin family – travelling this far south.
The group is made up of four males and four females and normally resides in the Hebrides in Scotland.
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.
Killer whales seen swimming off Cornish coast for first time in over 10 years
The incredible sea creatures were spotted and photographed by members of Cornwall Wildlife Trust off the west coast, near the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno on Wednesday, May 5
17:06, 6 MAY 2021
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