If you live on the West Coast then you need to know these FIVE FACTS ABOUT ORCAS: 🐋 1. Orcas have been roaming oceans for approximately six million years! That’s 30 times longer than humans! 2. Orcas have the second largest brain of any animal in the world. 3. Every orca is individually identifiable because they each have a unique dorsal fin and saddle patch. 4. Southern resident orca, J-2 aka Granny, was the oldest known orca in the world. She lived to be 105 years old. 5. Orcas are some of th

🎥: Silver Shark Adventures // Born to be wild! Baja California is a highly productive ecosystem with an abundance of known prey species for orcas, such as cartilaginous fish and marine mammals. The ecosystem productivity is fueled by seasonal upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water to the euphotic zone – the layer closer to the surface that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur. The California Current System brings winds and oceanic currents that run cool water southward from Brit

A woman sailing a yacht in the Mediterranean Sea filmed a frightening encounter with a huge orca, which attacked her vessel by repeatedly banging into it. | ABC News