In what might be considered a very rare sighting, whale watchers off the coast of Japan spotted two white orcas swimming side by side, with one of them even being unknown to the crew, amid a pod of 10 orcas. On July 24, three crew members, the boat’s captain, and about 40 guests were exploring a 20-mile stretch of water in the Nemuro Strait between Rausu—a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site—and Kunashiri Island, Mai Ogawa of Gojiraiwa-Kanko tour company explained. “I am a member of the crew [and a] guide, but actually I was working at the office on that day,” 31-year-old Mai, who lives in Rausu, told The Epoch Times. Describing the moment further, Mai said that the team were “leaving the Rausu port and running offshore. When running about three miles, we discovered a pod of orcas.” Two white orcas, one older and another younger, soon became visible; judged to be …
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