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.

It is not known the reason why the species is getting common. But scientists predict that this may be a sign of trouble. Depending on the genes that are carried by those remaining individuals, it could accentuate some traits that were previously thought of as genetically rare. It includes rare genetic disorders that block an animal's ability to survive in the wild, threatening to accelerate the species' decline. It is not known ability of leucism does make them more visible and hampering their ability to hunt and attracting unwanted attention. You can watch video below: