A rare white transient orca was spotted off the coast of Vancouver Island by a local whale watching company while on a tour Tuesday.
Paul Pudwell, the owner of Sooke Whale Watching, snapped a few photos of the unusual sight in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Sooke.
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Tl’uk, whose name means Moon in Indigenous Coast Salish, was first spotted by Pudwell back in November 2018.
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