Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

Orca (Orcinus orca) Adult bull surfacing Tracy Arm, southeast Alaska, USA.

Orca (Orcinus orca) Young surfacing in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing calm waters in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

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

Orca (Orcinus orca) Young tail-slapping Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

Orca (Orcinus orca) Adult bull surfacing Tracy Arm, southeast Alaska, USA.

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

An adult bull surfacing from a pod of 5 Orcas (Orcinus orca) encountered off Gardner Point on the south end of Admiralty Island, Southeast Alaska. (rr)

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

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Chatham Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Resident Orca (Orcinus orca) - also called Killer Whales - in tight pod formation in Stephen's Passage, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Transient Killer whale (Orcinus Orca) Male surfacing. National marine sanctuary, Monterey bay, California Pacific ocean, USA.

Female transient killer whale (orcinus orca) tail slap, tail lob, fluking, National marine sanctuary, Monterey bay, California Pacific ocean, USA.

Female transient killer whale (orcinus orca) attack and kill a harbor seal pup (phoca vitulina ) tail slap, throw, fluke, predation National marine sanctuary, Monterey bay, California Pacific ocean, USA.

Orca (Orcinus orca) - Transient adult, surfacing. Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.