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Watch ‘unbelievable’ sighting of elusive sea creature giving Ireland tourists a show

Date :23-04-09 Visits : 375

A boat of tourists in Ireland got a special treat while coasting through Dingle Bay: A visit from killer whales.

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“An amazing sighting of orcas today onboard our tour,” Dingle Sea Safari, the tour company, said in a July 10 Facebook post. “This is such a rare sighting as it’s only the second time in 8 years we’ve seen them in Dingle Bay! What a fantastic treat.”


Videos of the encounter shared to Instagram and Facebook show the creatures diving through waves, with dorsal fins popping out of the water every few seconds.

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People on social media were awed by the sighting.

“Once in a lifetime,” one person commented on Instagram.

“A male orca in Irish waters how cool,” someone wrote on Facebook. “Such a dream to see one of these.”

“Wow! What a spectacular sighting, I still dream of seeing a wild orca,” another person said on Instagram.

Dingle Bay is off the southwestern coast of Ireland.


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