tags: Luna the orca, Orcinus orca, orca, killer whale, wildlife, streaming video
This video is from my other home. This is footage of Luna, an orca ("killer whale") Orcinus orca, who was a southern resident (fish eating) whale who tragically died 10 March 2006 when she was hit by a large tugboat in British Columbia's Nookta Sound. Luna lived a solitary life after she found herself alone hundreds of miles away from her feeding grounds. Luna was lonely. She was very affectionate and social, making friends with boats, humans and other animals during her short and sad life [2:38].
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Well, this made my eyes tear up (in light of your story). Sincerely, though, thank you for posting it. That's such an endearing scene. Such an amazing, beautiful animal.
Luna was a male, not a female.
RIP Luna. The island mourned for you.