{"id":141096,"date":"2025-03-25T04:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141096"},"modified":"2025-03-25T04:46:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:46:58","slug":"people-in-north-carolina-were-surprised-to-see-a-large-killer-whale-in-the-ocean-for-the-first-time-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141096","title":{"rendered":"People in North Carolina were surprised to see a large killer whale in the ocean for the first time in five years."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-6bo4qs1lxzkj9ep0\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38215716292\/320\/179\/fbr24btbcmvukbk6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38215716292\/640\/358\/fbr24btbcmvukbk6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38215716292\/768\/432\/fbr24btbcmvukbk6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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the Southern Resident killer whales caught swimming in the Central California waters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>KITTY HAWK, N.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Beachgoers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a> were recently met by a big surprise guest.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">orca<\/a> was spotted off the coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/north-carolina\/kitty-hawk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kitty Hawk<\/a>, North Carolina, on March 15.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This is the first time a killer whale has been seen off North Carolina in five years, and the first sighting since survey efforts by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/clearwater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clearwater<\/a> Marine Aquarium began in 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/485765974_1083105867195998_4213512541685648853_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/485765974_1083105867195998_4213512541685648853_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/485765974_1083105867195998_4213512541685648853_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/485765974_1083105867195998_4213512541685648853_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/485765974_1083105867195998_4213512541685648853_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/485765974_1083105867195998_4213512541685648853_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/485765974_1083105867195998_4213512541685648853_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute\u2019s aerial survey team spotted an unexpected guest, an orca, off the coast of Kitty Hawk, NC!\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute\u2019s aerial survey team spotted an unexpected guest, an orca, off the coast of Kitty Hawk, NC!<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Clearwater Marine Aquarium \/ Facebook)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Aquarium staff said the discovery opens new possibilities to help grow research and crucial understanding of killer whales.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the NOAA, killer whales are found in all oceans. While most are found in colder waters such as those around Antarctica, Norway and Alaska, they are also found in tropical and subtropical waters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute has collected more than 20 years of survey data from North Carolina to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/north-carolina-great-white-catch-outer-banks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FISHERMEN REEL IN MASSIVE GREAT WHITE SHARK ON OUTER BANKS BEACH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the NOAA, there are about 50,000 killer whales globally. Approximately 2,500 live in the eastern North Pacific Ocean, which is home to the most well-studied killer whale populations. In recent years, several populations have begun to dwindle in numbers, which has resulted in some becoming endangered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/killer-whale-spotted-kitty-hawk-north-carolina\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drone video shows a few of the Southern Resident killer whales caught swimming in the Central California waters.\u00a0 KITTY HAWK, N.C. \u2013 Beachgoers in North Carolina were recently met by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141096\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}