Bigg's killer whales (w/T087) Puget Sound February 1, 2014

by Alisa Lemire Brooks (awesome breach at 3:10)
Pod of 4 Bigg's killer whales (transient mammal eating type) including adult male T087 traveling southbound through Puget Sound. Filmed from the shores of Edmonds and Shoreline, Washington. I manages to film most of their surface behaviors: spy hop, tail slaps, breach, foraging, logging, pec slap...
To learn more about the different types of killer whales residing and traveling the Salish Sea please visit the websites of:
www.orcanetwork.org
www.whaleresearch.com
www.whalemuseum.org
and to listen to killer whales as they vocalize while passing hydrophones around the Salish Sea visit: www.orcasound.net

[@mnproud]

Wow! Amazing video capture! You were certainly at the right place at the right time. We appreciate that you posted this video.

[@AnEdmondsKindofPage]

Thanks for posting this.

[@aguynamednathan]

I hope they're making a come back. They used to migrate regularly through the Sound up until the mid 70's.

[@traceyholmes2891]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. To us, it is amazing to see orcas out of captivity as we've yet to see them since moving to the Pacific Northwest less than 2 years ago from East Central Florida, where Sea World was the closest place to see orcas. How amazing.

[@HildeNichols]

Yes, Sea World is a place where the orcas from the Pacific Northwest have unfortunately ended up. They clearly don't belong in captivity, deprived of their beautiful oceanic home and companions.

[@oneplanet2]

Thank you! Gorgeous! Let's keep our oceans clean, for all of us!

[@ericbhobart]

Amazing video - thanks for sharing!

[@BEECHTYM2]

Thank you for sharing that

[@juliaharman7]

Amazing!!!

[@angrycowtipper]

It bugs me so much when these animals are called dumb stuff. They're transients. The 'T' in T08 is for transient, always will be. 'Orca whales' is also redundant. 'Orca', when you're talking about an animal, in literal translation, pretty much means 'whale'.

[@Tazzyfish]

angrycowtipper they have been renamed to Bigg's killer whale in honour of the man (Dr. Michael Bigg) who pioneered the photo identification of these animals, which ultimately lead to further study and an immense appreciation for these creatures.

[@karynray7155]

Great video ,thanks for sharing!