Killer Whales from Alaska Stun Seattle

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. A pod of three killer whales just rolled into Seattle, like they own the Puget Sound, hitting up the skyline views right off downtown. These orcas and your usual locals. Their new faces popping up multiple times this past month, and cruising nearby shorelines too. Researchers first clocked them in Vancouver back in March, but they weren't in any Sailor-C records. Turns out, photos from Alaska waters last year matched this crew. An adult female and her two offspring, a big young male included. They've been tagged as transients, T-479, T-420, and T-421. Whale watches are losing their minds over it. Folks who chase these sightings for years are calling it epic. One photographer drove 10 hours just to snap pics, and crowds keep showing up hoping for a glimpse from shore. The system apart are those circular scars from cookie cutter sharks, proof they've been deep in the open ocean where locals never go.

1:02Experts figure they're from Alaska, maybe the illusion area, and they're here chowing on seals, sea lions, and porpoises, plenty of that buffet in. These waters. These transients have turned into instant stars, giving everyone the orca fix of a lifetime right when they need it. Keep your eyes peeled, who knows how long this family's sticking around the sound.