Oceans Initiative - Why are baby orcas orange-pink? This tinge is caused by the blood vessels being closer to the surface of the skin as the result of a thinner blubber layer
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The orca and the orca catcher: How a generation of killer whales was taken from Puget Sound | The Seattle Times
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