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Orcas Put on a Show Off Seattle
A pod of orca whales, known as Bigg's killer whales, breached and tail-slapped near Seattle for about an hour while hunting, drawing dozens of onlookers, Orca Network said.
- On Jan. 16, 2026, a pod of orca whales breached and tail-slapped near Seattle, drawing onlookers to the West Seattle neighborhood shore.
- The whale watchers identified the pod as orca whales, a Salish Sea group that hunts sea mammals, trailed by sea birds and a bald eagle during the hunt.
- The pod's display lasted about an hour, with whales breaching and tail-slapping while trackers relied on public reports and an Orca Network Facebook alert.
- Dozens of people gathered on the West Seattle shore, and Summer Staley, spectator, said she has seen the whales a few dozen times over the last year.
- Trackers say community reports are key to locating whales, as people on land and in the water report sightings, while spectators express connection to the whales.
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Orca whales delight Seattle onlookers with breaches and tail slaps in rare close encounter
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