There were at least three reports of close encounters with a teenage female orca in the ocean around Juneau in a single day at the end of April.'They’re really smart, really curious animals,' said marine mammal specialist Suzie Teerlink. 'They’re at home in their environment and if something strikes their curiosity they might push that envelope.
On a recent sunny Friday in Juneau, Lindsey Bloom was eager to get outside and enjoy the spring weather.
Before she knew what was happening, a large female killer whale lifted Bloom’s paddleboard up out of the water.In Juneau, people share the land with bears, eagles, whales and more. It’s one of the reasons people love living here, but earlier this month, a handful of close encounters with a curious killer whale reminded people of the city’s wildness.
“Instead she just turned and charged right up to me and ran her dorsal fin down the side of the boat, and circled round the boat a couple of times,” Musslewhite said. “Then took off to join the rest of her pack.”Lindsey Bloom and her neighbor Richard Lee, who witnessed the whale encounter while walking his dog on the beach, at Lee’s home.
Teerlink said that most of the time killer whales will keep their distance when they come across people.
Auke Bay Juneau Whales Lena Loop Road Lindsey Bloom National Oceanic And Atmopheric Administration Orca Whales Richard Lee Suzie Teerlink
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