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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Katharine Gammon in Los Angeles

California dazzled by ‘extremely rare’ killer whale sightings off southern coast

An orca leaps out of the ocean.
An orca leaps out of the ocean. A group of 10 whales has been seen for the past two weeks off the southern California between Oxnard and San Diego. Photograph: Martin Ruegner/Getty Images

Experts and whale watchers have been dazzled by a series of orca sightings off the southern California coast that are being described as “extremely rare”.

A group of 10 whales – including a calf just a few months old – has been spotted for the past two weeks off the coast of southern California, between Oxnard and San Diego. Images from social media show the giant creatures leaping into the air to catch dolphins and coming within feet of boats full of eager viewers.

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