On Sunday, passengers on a boat headed to Anacapa Island spotted a group of six orcas, including one named Frosty.

A ferry captain captured the stunning moment a family of killer whales, or orcas, came within 10 feet of the boat in downtown Vancouver.

It was pretty crazy to see how big they really are, because they were bigger than the boat.' The video shared to social media ...

Video shared on social media by False Creek Ferries of the Sunday incident shows four transient killer whales — also known as Bigg’s killer whales — cruising past high-rise buildings ...

The video shared to social media by the ferry company captured the transient killer whales - which are also known as Bigg's killer whales - as they silently glided through the harbor past a row of ...

The video shared to social media by the ferry company captured the transient killer whales - which are also known as Bigg's killer whales - as they silently glided through the harbor past a row of ...

The neotype skulls for Bigg's killer whale, Orcinus rectipinnus (left), and the resident killer whale, Orcinus ater (right). The Bigg's killer whale skull is more robust and has a wider rostrum ...

Trites said the video shows the whales moving quietly like "ghosts" to avoid alerting their prey. The larger orcas appear bigger than the diminutive ferry, which measures about 20 feet long. Bigg's ...

For example, in the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest, Bigg's killer whales and humpback whales were spotted on a record 75% of whale-watching outings in 2022, Go Skagit reported. By contrast ...

Video shared on social media by False Creek Ferries of the Sunday incident shows four transient killer whales — also known as Bigg’s killer whales — cruising past high-rise buildings ...

The Southern Resident killer population is comprised of ... The two other types are mammal-eating transient whales—also called Bigg's—and offshore orcas.