Do killer whales ever come to Cape/New England ?

[Crow]

Originally Posted by big jay

When I was in high school - around '87/'88 a pod came into CCBay and nailed a school of Bluefin right on the fishing ledge. Wild seen. Screwed up the fishing Big time - it seemed like every Giant in the bay hightailed it out of there for a few days after.

My Dad has also seen pods off Block and Gloucester over the years - including one that nailed a Big giant on the NW Corner and had it in its mouth like a dog bone.

I witnessed those Killer attacks in CC Bay around that time. Boy were those some splashes!

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[QUOTE=JohnnyD;709818]Oh yes... they'd toss the seals all around, bat them 10 feet in the air with their tails and sometimes just swim away leaving the without taking a bite. I'll see if I can't find the clip on YouTube.

I saw a documentary on this a few years back.
I believe that the documentary stated once the orca had their fill of the seals, they would 'play' with one last one, then often toss it into the air and leave. Scientists were baffled as to why.