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Jumpin' Jack Flash: Orca Makes Movie-Myth-Busting Leap in B.C. Waters
The 12,000-pound orca was filmed breaching four or five times in a row, and observers compared the display to Free Willy.
- On August 20, a 12,000-pound Bigg's killer whale known as Jack breached repeatedly in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, leaving boaters in the area speechless.
- The City of Tacoma, Wash., recently declared the 24-year-old whale the "Prince of Puget Sound" due to his acrobatic displays and distinct dorsal fin marked with two round notches.
- Estimated at 25 feet long, Jack "fully cleared the water" four or five times, a display Alex McIntire, a research and education assistant with the Washington-based Orca Behaviour Institute, said made Free Willy's leap believable.
- McIntire and colleagues at the Orca Behaviour Institute suspect the behaviour reflects Jack's energetic personality; he became excitable while travelling with the T46B1s family pod during the encounter.
- Spending six days a week on the water, McIntire admits Jack's recent acrobatics may make him his favourite whale, potentially displacing longtime favourite Strider .
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