On the tail, “the coloration and patterns that each whale has is unique ... pollution and underwater noise. Killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan escape Today there are about ...

when suddenly the unmistakeable shape of a Killer Whale exploded into the air!” Biagini wrote. The orca in the footage is a previous visitor nicknamed Top Notch, because of distinctive markings.

Originally known as “whale killer,” the orca's common name stems from early ... with black bodies and distinctive white markings on their chest and sides and a conspicuous white patch slightly above ...