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Type A orcas

Epic! At least 1.5 mi distant, one of our group members seawatching on the stern spotted a huge splash followed by a pink spray of blood; the captain turned the ship around for it. A pod of Antarctic Type A orcas had just made a kill, probably a fin whale calf. Happywhale has identified 15 different individual orcas in the pod. And the kill in turn attracted a swirling swarm of seabirds, including our only Gray Petrels (a cetacean-following specialist).

Orca taxonomy is complex. There are 4 main Antarctic 'ecotypes'. Type A roam the open ocean and specialize in baleen whales. They are a large, black-and-white form with a medium-sized white eye patch and a short-tipped, light gray saddle.

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Taken on: January 3, 2025

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type A

orca

Orcinus

Globicephalinae

Delphinidae

Odontoceti

Cetacea

mammal

fauna

pelagic

Scotia Sea « less

Sets appears in: • Antarctica 2025 • Mammals

Camera: Fujifilm X-T4, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 117.3mm (=176mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T4
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	117.3mm (35mm equivalent: 176mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	darktable 4.0.0
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