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  • Several members of the Orca (Orcinus Orca) family J Pod surface together to breathe while sleeping off Blakely Island in Washington's Puget Sound. When sleeping, the whales, also known as killer whales, turn off the half of their brains that are not responsible for regulating breathing. During this time, they tend to cluster, swim slowly in circles, and surface together. The J Pod is one of three families of orcas that are regularly found in the waters around Washington's San Juan Islands.
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  • A family of orcas (Orcinus orca), otherwise known as killer whales, swims in the water off the San Juan Islands in Washington state.
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  • Three orcas (Orcinus orca) swim for food in Boundary Pass near the San Juan Islands between the United States and Canada. In late summer, orcas, also known as killer whales, frequently congregate there to feast on salmon found in a tidal line.
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  • An orca (Orcinus orca) known as J-1 dives in the southern end of the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. This whale was nicknamed Ruffles because of the wavy appearance of its 6-foot-tall (2 meters) dorsal fin. Ruffles is a member of the J pod of orcas, also known as killer whales. The J pod is one of three groups of orcas that regularly reside in the waters around Washington's San Juan Islands. Scientists believe Ruffles was born in 1951, making him the oldest male in the pod..
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  • An orca (Orcinus orca) known as J-1 surfaces in the southern end of the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. This whale was nicknamed Ruffles because of the wavy appearance of its 6-foot-tall (2 meters) dorsal fin. Ruffles is a member of the J pod of orcas, also known as killer whales. The J pod is one of three groups of orcas that regularly reside in the waters around Washington's San Juan Islands. Scientists believe Ruffles was born in 1951, making him the oldest male in the pod.
    Orca_RufflesSurfacing_3435.jpg
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