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Slide 1:Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Part One
Slide 2:Orcas live in family groups called pods that stay together their entire lives.
Slide 3:Even adult males and females remain with their mothers throughout their lifetimes… …in what is possibly the strongest bond in nature.
Slide 4:Newborn calves swim right by the sides of their caring mothers…
Slide 5:…or in the protective keeping of an older sibling.
Slide 6:Families travel together.
Slide 7:And play together.
Slide 8:Why do whales spyhop?
Slide 9:Are they watching us as we are watching them?
Slide 10:Why do they breach? Is it a way to remove parasites?
A form of communication?
Slide 11:Or is it just for fun?
Slide 12:There is still so much to learn.
Slide 13:The Southern Resident orcas of the Pacific Northwest are endangered.
Slide 14:They need your help.
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