Boaters spotted a rare white orca known as 'Frosty' this weekend off the coast of Southern California. The orca has a rare skin condition.
A gray whale has spent a record 75 days in the San Francisco Bay. Scientists are concerned about the possibility of ship strikes.Nguyen’s boat followed the pod of about seven orcas, which included Frosty, a white orca that has a rare skin condition. Nguyen said the last time they saw Frosty was in 2019, when it was a newborn.
The team took all its available boats, with 20 passengers onboard, and rushed to the orcas’ last known location, about 45 miles from Newport Harbor.
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