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A once-in-a-lifetime encounter from the deck! 🛳️❄️ These aren't your typical orcas—this is a pod of the elusive Type D Killer Whales riding alongside the ship's wave in the sub-antarctic waters. Known for their blunt heads and tiny white eye patches, they are one of the least-studied and rarest...

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