Whale-Watchers Spot Two Rare White Orcas Off the Coast of Japan

A group of Japanese whale-watchers was able to spot two rare white orcas swimming off the coast of Hokkaido. It is one of the country’s northern-most islands, over the weekend. During a whale-watching tour on July 24 in the Kunashirskiy Strait, a 20-mile stretch of water between the northern islands of Hokkaido and Kunashir, they spotted.

Scientists think that may be due to falling numbers of the animals, which decreases their genetic variation, meaning rare traits crop up more often the effect of the white color which is on the affected orcas is still not known as it makes them more visible, it could make them less effective hunters and mean they attract more attention from rivals.