A rare encounter between a pod of orcas and two humpback whales, which were engaged in a dramatic hours-long clash, was witnessed by whale watchers, and also captured on camera.
On Sept. 29 at around 11 a.m., a group of around 15 Bigg’s orcas was spotted being unusually active on the surface, near the Canada-U.S. border in the Strait of Juan De Fuca, roughly 25 miles west of Port Angeles, Washington, by captains of the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA).
Soon, members of the PWWA discovered the orcas had run into two humpback whales, and a dramatic confrontation between them ensued.
(Courtesy of Pacific Whale Watch Association)
Mollie Naccarato, captain and naturalist for Sooke Coastal Explorations, said in a statement: “I’m still trying to wrap my head around it because it was absolutely unbelievable. At first, the orcas seemed to be chasing the humpbacks, but then there was space between them, the humpbacks would go back toward the orcas.”…