An adult bulll Orca (Orcinus orca) breaching as a very young (note the yellow coloration on eye patch) calf head lunges in front of him in Chatham Strait off Admiralty Island, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Orca are the largest member of the dolphi

Young Orca at play in a pod of 5 Orcas (Orcinus orca) encountered off Gardner Point on the south end of Admiralty Island, Southeast Alaska. The pod consisted of two adult males, one adult female, one possible juvenile male, and an undetermined smaller juv

A gathering of several Orca (Orcinus orca) pods in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. These animals numbered in the many tens, perhaps even over a hundred as they were spread out in many small groups all traveling north and spread out f

An adult Orca tail-slapping from a pod of 6 Orcas (Orcinus orca) encountered off Sail Island and followed until McDonald Rocks in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska. The pod consisted of two adult males, two adult females, one possible juvenile male, and a

A gathering of several Orca (Orcinus orca) pods in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. These animals numbered in the many tens, perhaps even over a hundred as they were spread out in many small groups all traveling north and spread out f

The transient Orca (Orcinus orca) pod T88 consisting of 6 animals in total. The pod was sighted off Cape Strait and followed to Beacon Point along the east coast of Kupreanof Island just outside of Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. The adu

The transient Orca (Orcinus orca) pod T88 consisting of 6 animals in total. The pod was sighted off Cape Strait and followed to Beacon Point along the east coast of Kupreanof Island just outside of Petersburg, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. The adu

A gathering of several Orca (Orcinus orca) pods in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. These animals numbered in the many tens, perhaps even over a hundred as they were spread out in many small groups all traveling north and spread out f

Orca (Orcinus orca) young tail-slapping Tracy Arm, southeast Alaska, USA.