• Killer whales spend 95% of their lives under water and largely out of human sight
• Adult Males: grow up to 9.5m and weigh 8000-9000kg
• Adult Females: grow up to 6m and weigh 5000-8000kg
• The need to eat 4% of their body weight/day
• If an orca weights 9000kgs it needs to eat 360kg of salmon per day.
• They get their water from the food they eat, yes, that means blood.

• Just as military airplanes are colored light on the undersides and dark on top during wartime, the colouring of killer whales makes them less visible from both above and below.
• In the dark undersea world the whale's white areas also tend to create the illusion of much smaller objects, while the black body virtually disappears in the darkness - allowing the whale to visually appear to be much less of a threat than it actually is.

• The social dimension of synchronized breathing is most apparent in mothers and calves - from birth the mother enters a intimate respiratory relationship with her newborn calf and their blows will continue to be tightly linked throughout their lives.
• The degree of respiratory synchrony between individuals and groups seems to be correlated with the degree of biological kinship between them.

• natural occurring phenomena
• ocean currents of up to 15.5 kts (18 miles / hr)
• these currents made early water travel in the area treacherous
• many areas are still impassable by larger vessels
• Common terms we use: - Tide Rip / Boils / Whirl Pool / Standing Waves / Devil's Hole / The Drain / Kissed by Okissolo

• Black Bears forage for "rock crabs" on the shorelines at low tide in spring and early summer
• Dalls Porpoise - Known as "Sea Pigs" can weight up to 450 lbs
     - They pursue herring and small salmon near the surface throughout the summer months
• Pacific White Sided Dolphin - exceptionally agile and playful known for their acrobatic skills and their love for "bow riding" with large vessels
• Sea Lions - Have a migration routethrough the Discovery Islands from March to end of June and Sept to November
     - Stellar Seal Lions up to 2500 lbs / California Sea Lions up 2000 lbs
• Bald Eagles - Very plentiful throughout the spring and summer
     - They build their incredibly large nests close to good feeding areas (think Ocean Rapids)
     - The most incredible viewing time is from May 15 to July 15 where you can photograph 80 to 100 Bald Eagles feeding at one time. Ask us where!
• Waterfowl - Campbell River is on the "Pacific Northwest Migration Route" for many species of birds

WHALES   BLACK BEARS   BALD EAGLES   PORPOISE   DOPHINS... and much more.

Click here for Discover Wildlife Tour plus two nights accommodation

• View Black Bears and possibly Grizzly Bears