Orca's in the manukau

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Manukau heads obs
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Orca's in the manukau

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awsome sight,they came in real close here to grahams beach as we watched from the shore
(sorry, not really a weather topic) :D
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There were Orca observed near Auckland the other day(TV1). Can't quite remember where, Waitemata harbour I think.
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About thirty years ago, I went out on a tiny Hartley cabin cruiser into Mercury Bay. After a while a large pod of Orca approached the boat, checked us out, then spent a leisurely hour or so swimming and frolicking alongside. Absolutely magic, one of the best days of my life.
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Killer whales :lol: :twisted:
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Michael wrote:Killer whales :lol: :twisted:
Gary Roberts wrote:Orca
I refuse to call Mount Cook or Mt Egmont anything else, but Orca aren't Killer Whales. Unless you're a tuna, maybe. :D
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Gary Roberts wrote:
Michael wrote:Killer whales :lol: :twisted:
I refuse to call Mount Cook or Mt Egmont anything else, but Orca aren't Killer Whales. Unless you're a tuna, maybe. :D
Killer whales eat great white sharks...
They seem to love humans :D incredible creatures

Most were in Raglan Harbour today.. may have been the same ones?

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Killer whales eat great white sharks...
They seem to love humans incredible creatures
That's a proven fact, though they might attack large sharks, seeing them as competition. Orca's could become valuable diving companions - better than being confined to a diving cage.
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That is why it is called Auckland :D
Orc-land after the orcs in the Lord of the Rings :roll:
...and now becauuse of the Orca (Aucka) whale
I have always found Aucklanders to be Awkward??? ;) 8) :D :roll:

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Some of the pod returned to Raglan on Friday.. but they are all in the Bay of Islands at the moment!
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