Amazing Monterey orca, humpback sightings (photo gallery & video)

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Those aboard whale watching boats Sunday in Monterey Bay feasted on rare sightings of a pod of killer whales on the move -- plus sensational tail salutes from humpback whales, and a sighting of a blue whale, the largest earth breathing creature to inhabit the Earth. “Researchers on our expedition suspect this pod was ambushing the calves of gray whales,” said David Cruz of Natures Lantern, the photographer who contributed this set of amazing photos.###Out of Monterey Bay Whale Watch Center, captain Nancy###Black ventured five hours west into the Pacific before she encountered the whales. Orcas are a rare find for whale watching trips, especially when a pro photographer is [...]

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