Bigg's killer whales spotted hunting near West Seattle

The Brief

A pod of orca whales put on a show for a neighborhood in West Seattle on Friday.
The whales were identified as Bigg’s killer whales, which hunt sea mammals and live in the Salish Sea.

SEATTLE – During a mid-January blue-sky day, a pod of orcas put on a show for dozens of onlookers in West Seattle on Friday.

Orcas spotted in West Seattle

Whale watchers identified the pod as Bigg’s killer whales, a type that hunts marine mammals and lives in the Salish Sea. The whales appeared to be hunting.

For about an hour, the orcas breached and slapped their tails while seabirds and a bald eagle followed closely, hoping to catch any leftover scraps.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Information in this story comes from the Associated Press and original reporting by FOX 13 Seattle.

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Bigg’s killer whales spotted hunting near West Seattle

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