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Posted: Mar. 24, 2024 6:43PMThere is hope that an orca calf near Zeballos will be reunited with its family or adopted by another pod.
Researchers are saying the orca calf is moving away from Zeballos and the carcass into deeper waters where its call for its mother will be heard for kilometres underwater. “I saw the calf swimming around right beside mom and, anyway, not a happy day,” said Stan Price, who may have been the first to spot the beached whale and reported it.“It was a thank-you to our hereditary Chiefs,” said Harry. “I sang that song to do a prayer for the whale.”“Bigg’s Killer Whales, in particular, spend a lot of time hunting in the shallows, especially when they’re hunting harbour seals, and this has resulted in live stranding events over the years,” said Towers.
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