洛杉矶外海现巨型虎鲸“马乔”携幼崽同游：南加目击虎鲸本就罕见
观鲸者10月21日（周三）在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶（Los Angeles）外海用无人机拍到一头体型巨大的雄性虎鲸，它正与一头幼年虎鲸及其他鲸群成员一同在海面下游弋。福克斯天气频道（Fox Weather）10月22日报道了这一罕见画面。
这头雄性虎鲸被观鲸者命名为“马乔”（Macho）。拍摄者 Mauricio Tassara（@empty_drone）通过 Storyful 向媒体表示，在南加州海域目击虎鲸本就不常见，能近距离遇到像马乔这样的庞然大物“非同寻常”。画面中，多头带着幼崽的母鲸在水面缓缓滑行，对船只保持着安全距离，偶尔浮出水面换气。
据美国国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）介绍，虎鲸遍布全球各大洋，但在南极、北大西洋和北太平洋等较冷水域最为常见。虎鲸是高度社会化的动物，通常以最多约20头组成的鲸群（pod）生活。加州历史上也曾有定居型虎鲸的目击记录，但数量稀少。这段由无人机拍摄的画面显示，鲸群在镜头下悠然自得，为本周南加州海域带来一场意外的自然奇观。
Giant killer whale "Macho" spotted with calves off Los Angeles: orca sightings are rare in Southern California
Whale watchers filmed a giant male killer whale by drone off the coast of Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, October 21, as it swam alongside a young calf and other members of its pod. Fox Weather reported the rare sighting on October 22.
The male orca has been nicknamed "Macho" by whale watchers. Photographer Mauricio Tassara (@empty_drone) told Storyful that sightings of orcas in Southern California are uncommon, making an encounter with a giant like Macho truly extraordinary. In the footage, several mothers with young calves glide through the water at a safe distance from the vessel, occasionally surfacing to breathe.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), killer whales live in all the world's oceans but are most abundant in colder waters such as Antarctica, the North Atlantic and the North Pacific. They are highly social animals that usually live in pods of up to about 20 individuals. Resident killer whales have been observed in California in the past, but sightings are rare. The drone footage shows the pod moving calmly through the water, an unexpected natural spectacle off Southern California this week.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：海洋中的虎鲸群。摄影：Allen Shimada（NOAA/NMFS），公共领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
