FfFfFfFF 58,068 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Whale watchers in Japan were recently treated to a rare wildlife encounter when they saw, not one, but two white orcas swimming side by side. The pair and their pod were spotted by a group on a Gojiraiwa Kanko Whale Watching boat off the coast of Rausu on the northernmost of Japan's main islands called Hokkaido on July 24, according to a Facebook post. The white coloration of orcas, also known as killer whales, can be the result of either albinism or leucism. As a result of being white, both orcas have very visible scratch-like markings, known as rake marks, across their bodies. These marks are caused by the teeth of other orcas, most likely as a form of playing rather than actual fighting. "The black orcas have marks too, but you can't see them as well," Hoyt said. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pair-white-orcas-killer-whales-japan.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dit 46,738 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 one of them got tattoos I love this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Why do they look like someone scrapped their skin with a rake? Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,816 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, TimisaMonster said: Why do they look like someone scrapped their skin with a rake? Read the text, hun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,816 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, dit said: one of them got tattoos I love this Wtf do people just not read posts on here? lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungWildCanadian 290 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Don’t tell me this isn’t some kind of omen YoungWildCanadian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Cookie Woman said: Wtf do people just not read posts on here? lol Pretty sure dit was just joking OP: I'm kinda surprised that underneath their gothy getup they're kinda derpy-looking- they're my new spirit animal It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,816 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Just now, YoungWildCanadian said: Don’t tell me this isn’t some kind of omen What kind of omen do you see it as? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, YoungWildCanadian said: Don’t tell me this isn’t some kind of omen This is not some kind of omen It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,185 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, CautiousLurker said: OP: I'm kinda surprised that underneath their gothy getup they're kinda derpy-looking- they're my new spirit animal I can't help but see the white patches as some sort of eye, so when I see the white ones where you can clearly see the actual eye it's like, oh.. Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Cookie Woman said: Read the text, hun They're into BDSM... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,816 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, CautiousLurker said: This is not some kind of omen I think it's evolutionary commentary on how now that we're seeing the exposure of the white ones, we get to see how extemely violent they are as a species, especially to eachother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,816 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, TimisaMonster said: They're into BDSM... Permanent hickies is a terrifying concept. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, sarahb said: I can't help but see the white patches as some sort of eye, so when I see the white ones where you can clearly see the actual eye it's like, oh.. Yeah, this was pretty much me when I saw the first pic It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cookie Woman said: I think it's evolutionary commentary on how now that we're seeing the exposure of the white ones, we get to see how violent they are as a species. Well damn It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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