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ROSA WOODS / Things
A pod of at least three killer whales, including a mother and calf, took a tour of Wellington Harbor on Wednesday afternoon.
Killer whales. Large marine mammals. Oceanic pandas. Whatever you do, don’t call them killer whales.
A group of killer whales took a leisurely tour of Wellington Harbor on Wednesday afternoon, catching stingrays and putting on a show for the locals.
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Spectators headed to the coast after the news reached social media.
Despite being nicknamed “killer whales” and their resemblance to whale species, orcas are actually in the dolphin family.
It made no difference to the crowd of Wellingtons who followed them along the shore, as the group of at least three killer whales swam, oblivious to the onlookers and their cameras.
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ROSA WOODS / Things
The pod of orcas paid no attention to the onlookers, wandering all the way from Shelly Bay to Queens Wharf.
The capsule appeared in Shelly Bay, perhaps to weigh in on that debate on the day of a crucial Wellington City Council meeting shortly after noon.
The killer whales made a journey of about two hours around Evans Bay, along the East, they did a couple of laps around the fountain, where they stopped to eat something.
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Crowds flocked to the seashore to watch the capsule go by.
A video on the Facebook page of a local whale watcher showed an adult killer whale catching a stingray for her calves, who were swimming alongside her.
They continued near the shoreline to Queens Wharf, before departing for Petone.
ROSA WOODS / Things
The herd stopped by the fountain for a bite to eat, eating a passing ray, according to a post on social media.
