Orca 'Granny' In B.C. May 2014(01 of36)
Open Image ModalThe world\'s oldest-known orca came home to British Columbia for a visit, thrilling whale watchers and conservationists. J2, better known as Granny (left), was spotted in the southern Strait of Georgia by Ocean EcoVentures\' Simon Pidcock. (credit:Simon Pidcock/Ocean Ecoventures)
Orca 'Granny' In B.C. May 2014(02 of36)
Open Image ModalJ2, better known as Granny (not pictured), was spotted in the southern Strait of Georgia by Ocean EcoVentures\' Simon Pidcock. This is another member of her pod. (credit:Simon Pidcock/Ocean Ecoventures)
Orca 'Granny' In B.C. May 2014(03 of36)
Open Image ModalThe world\'s oldest-known orca came home to British Columbia for a visit, thrilling whale watchers and conservationists. J2, better known as Granny (left), was spotted in the southern Strait of Georgia by Ocean EcoVentures\' Simon Pidcock. (credit:Simon Pidcock/Ocean Ecoventures)
Orca 'Granny' In B.C. May 2014(04 of36)
Open Image ModalJ2, better known as Granny (not pictured), was spotted in the southern Strait of Georgia by Ocean EcoVentures\' Simon Pidcock. This is another member of her pod. (credit:Simon Pidcock/Ocean Ecoventures)
Orca 'Granny' In B.C. May 2014(05 of36)
Open Image ModalJ2, better known as Granny (not pictured), was spotted in the southern Strait of Georgia by Ocean EcoVentures\' Simon Pidcock. This is another member of her pod. (credit:Simon Pidcock/Ocean Ecoventures)
Orca 'Granny' In B.C. May 2014(06 of36)
Open Image ModalJ2, better known as Granny (not pictured), was spotted in the southern Strait of Georgia by Ocean EcoVentures\' Simon Pidcock. This is another member of her pod. (credit:Simon Pidcock/Ocean Ecoventures)
Orca 'Granny' In B.C. May 2014(07 of36)
Open Image ModalJ2, better known as Granny (not pictured), was spotted in the southern Strait of Georgia by Ocean EcoVentures\' Simon Pidcock. This is another member of her pod. (credit:Simon Pidcock/Ocean Ecoventures)
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Open Image ModalA killer whale that was trapped in a remote bay for three weeks along B.C.\'s central coast was freed by Vancouver Aquarium staff and federal Fisheries Department researchers. (credit:Vancouver Aquarium)
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Open Image ModalThis gallery shows a series of images of orcas photographed amid research by Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard in the summer of 2013. The Vancouver Aquarium cetacean researcher found that the normally chatty animals had gone quiet. (credit:Vancouver Aquarium)
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