While out on a mission to stop illegal fishing in the remote waters of the Indian Ocean, lucky members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on board the Bob Barker captured footage of a species of orca so rare and mysterious they’re almost never seen. The pod observed during the encounter, who was spotted while the crew was passing between the Crozet and Kerguelen archipelagos in the South Indian Ocean, are known as “Ecotype D” orcas. These orcas are characterized by large bulbous foreheads, shorter dorsal fins and tiny white eyepatches behind their eyes. “The crew watched in awe as the 13 killer whales, including a small juvenile and a large male, used the six-metre swell to surf across the bow. For almost an hour the surf-show continued and was accompanied by bow riding, tail-slaps and breaches,” said Erwin Vermeulen, chief engineer on the Bob Barker. https://youtube/watch?v=i7fLDYT0PM0
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:10:24 +0000
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