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Back in August we posted a reel about sleeping orcas (A50s, members of the Northern Resident killer whales) running into a nearby humpback. In this video, we explained typical behaviors we are used to seeing between the two species. In general, within the Salish Sea, humpbacks will typically avoid orcas and even leave an area when orcas are present, regardless of ecotype. Of course, there are some occasions when humpbacks will go out of their way to harass orcas, and sometimes even disrupt preda
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