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

Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing 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.

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

Orca (Orcinus orca) Young spy-hopping in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.

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

Orca (Orcinus orca) Young spy-hopping 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

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

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) - Transient adults in tight pod formation. Chatham Strait, 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.

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