r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TerraByteTerror • 6h ago

🔥 white orca spotted by Rausu, japan

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u/TerraByteTerror 6h ago edited 5h ago

The pair of orcas, male and female. Have a genetic condition called Leucism. Which only causes a partial loss of color. The pod doesnt seem to care and treats them normally.

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u/diesel1889 5h ago

orca aren’t whales

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u/langhaar808 5h ago

There is a reason they are called killer whales...

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u/diesel1889 4h ago

because they kill whales