I went whale watching yesterday on Island Explorer 5 in Washington. During the trip, I saw some harbor seals, two minke whales, a humpback whale, and two pods of orca whales. Coincidentally, one of the pods of orcas was known as pod T-65. The coincidence made me smile, so I felt like sharing.

Did you find that particular pod to be on the low end of average compared to the other whales? Perhaps not quite as maneuverable?

If those particular whales could roll sideways some amount do you suppose they might be seen more often in that stretch of ocean? Or were they content with really only one stand out specimen in the pod?

33 minutes ago, Velvetelvis said:

Did you find that particular pod to be on the low end of average compared to the other whales? Perhaps not quite as maneuverable?

If those particular whales could roll sideways some amount do you suppose they might be seen more often in that stretch of ocean? Or were they content with really only one stand out specimen in the pod?

Funnily enough, this is almost spot on. They spent a good half an hour trying to take down a single seal, while the mother of the pod sat back and watched instead of taking down the seal herself. The expert on board with us was saying that it was likely a training exercise more than actual hunting, though.

Did the orca have a moustache?

Put....all...there....effort....into....one.

Of... them.

Sounds about right