Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Rare white orca seen off Russia may have been Alaska visitor, too

Top: This extremely rare white orca was photographed by scientists near Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 2000 and again in 2008. Bottom: Since Russian scientists this week announced they'd spotted this white killer whale off the coast of Kamchatka in August 2010, whale experts have wondered whether it is the same animal.