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‘Exploratory and curious animals’: mysterious rise in orca sightings off Northumberland coast
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- But as recently as last week, another much bigger black-and-white animal has been delighting wildlife spotters.
- “And I looked around at everybody else,” he said, “and the smiles are just beaming, and you just think to yourself, that’s what it’s all about.
- “The big dorsal fins on the males are just absolutely huge, it just makes you smile, it’s really cool.”
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But as recently as last week, another much bigger black-and-white animal has been delighting wildlife spotters. Orcas have been appearing more regularly than ever before.
In the past, fishers working on these waters may have caught a glimpse of orcas far out to sea, but this year and last, sightings have been more regular, and much closer to the shore, with dolphins also becoming much more common.
Cetacean experts have said it is too difficult to say why orca and dolphin sightings off the Northumberland coast have dramatically increased, but said it could be a welcome sign that the marine ecosystem is becoming healthier.
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