Whale watchers spot two rare albino orcas in Japan
Tourists on a whale watching cruise in Japan saw an incredible sight of two albino orcas.
Gojiraiwa Kanko Whale Watching posted pictures and a video of a herd of whales which included the orcas.
The company wrote on Facebook they were excited and said they had not seen an albino orca for two years.
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A short video on the company s blog shows the albinos and regular-coloured orcas swimming together, with tourists on the boat gushing in excitement.
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Florida breaks annual manatee death record in first six months of year
More manatees have died already this year than in any other year in Florida s recorded history, primarily from starvation due to the loss of seagrass beds, state officials said.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 841 manatee deaths were recorded between January 1 and July 2, breaking the previous record of 830 that died in 2013 because of an outbreak of toxic red tide.
The TCPalm website reports that more than half the deaths have died in the Indian River Lagoon and its surrounding areas in Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties. The overwhelming majority of deaths have been in Brevard, where 312 manatees have perished.
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Of today’s 27 new locally acquired cases, 13 were in isolation throughout their infectious periods and seven cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Seven cases were infectious in the community.
Two new cases to 8pm last night are associated with SummitCare Baulkham Hills aged care facility. One is a resident and one is an aged care worker.
The aged worker has received their first Pfizer dose. When this worker was identified as a close contact, they went into isolation immediately, but had worked at the beginning of their infectious period.
The resident is the wife of a previous case, who also resides at the aged care facility. She had been transferred to Westmead Hospital with her husband, who was one of five residents transferred to the hospital for observation, out of an abundance of caution, after testing positive for COVID-19. She is fully vaccinated.