Passengers aboard the Cabo Mar fiesta dinner cruise boat are always treated to stunning views of Cabo San Lucas and the rock formations at Land's End, but last week their tranquility was interrupted by a pod of energetic killer whales.
In footage uploaded Thursday, the orcas can be seen breaching close to the 65-foot catamaran and seemingly playing to the crowd.
Killer whales are not commonly seen off Cabo San Lucas, a popular resort destination at the tip of Baja California. But small pods are spotted sporadically in the area, and particularly in the Sea of Cortez.
When the Mexican orcas are encountered they tend to be boat friendly, and sometimes surf in wakes generated by vessels.
Cabo San Lucas boaters, however, are much more likely to see humpback whales or juvenile gray whales at this time of year.
Having seen Killer Whales off Cabo myself, I can attest to the wonder.
However, it is absolutely shortsighted to underestimate the integral role captive Killer Whales play as an ambassador for the species and, indeed, ALL marine life that is under threat from climate change, commercial fishing and industrial pollution.
Perhaps the fact that Killer Whales in the wild are the most toxic animals on Earth can be leveraged to open people's eyes about how industrial pollution defiles the entire FOOD CHAIN we share.
In this regard, "fracking" in CA should be ENJOINED.
(see, e.g., 'Gasland' documentary)
What a travesty of justice.
Posted by: drudown | Jan 14, 2014 at 07:56 PM
This video shows how Orcas should be viewed by the pubic, with the Orca free and wild and with its other family members, instead of being confined in a small concrete pool at Sea World.
Posted by: Kenneth Carroll | Jan 14, 2014 at 11:11 AM