With distinctive characteristics, Split Fin and Bent Tip are part of an orca family that has thrilled South Coast residents since being spotted more than 20 years ago.
A pod of killer whale s, including well-documented Split Fin , has been sighted near Eden, NSW .Some well-known killer whale s have made a welcome return the NSW far south coast , exciting experts and residents.
Dolphin Institute research officer David Donnelly, who is also coordinator at Killer Whales Australia, said the pod was in a "medium range migration". "It is very rare to see them … it covers quite a wide territory so just to encounter them here is really exciting."
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