Transient orcas team up to hunt minke whale near Victoria
Two groups of Bigg’s killer whales worked together to take down an adult minke whale on Friday afternoon .
At this time, it’s believed the 10-ton minke was a known member of the seasonal Salish Sea population that was first documented in the region in 1982. The nine killer whales completed the hunt in about 30 minutes. Predation events can elicit mixed emotions, the association said, especially when the whale is well known to Salish Sea observers.
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