Orcas At Peninsula Valdes, Argentina

Approximately 30 orcas hang out in the vicinity of Peninsula Valdes, but, as mentioned, only 5 have mastered the art of beach hunting. It takes years of observation, trial, and error to learn this behavior. The day before we arrived, the mother and calf in this pod were spotted practicing beaching in a calm inlet further south on the peninsula. The mother positioned the youngster on her pectoral fin, partially beached herself, then wriggled back out to deeper water. She repeated this maneuver several times before declaring school finished for the day.

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Approximately 30 orcas hang out in the vicinity of Peninsula Valdes, but, as mentioned, only 5 have mastered the art of beach hunting. It takes years of observation, trial, and error to learn this behavior. The day before we arrived, the mother and calf in this pod were spotted practicing beaching in a calm inlet further south on the peninsula. The mother positioned the youngster on her pectoral fin, partially beached herself, then wriggled back out to deeper water. She repeated this maneuver several times before declaring school finished for the day.

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