282K views · 4.9K reactions | We've been witnessing several orcas on our live cams OrcaLab recently! Here are five fascinating facts about orca families also known as "pods". Never stop learning explorers! | explore.org | Facebook

Many of you took note as scientists announced last week that they had finally had their first live look at a "new" species of Orca, known as Type D. Type D orcas are indeed not new or new to science, but this is the first time that actual scientists have been able to confirm the existence of the animals, outside of a stranding more than 60 years ago, fishermen’s stories, and tourist photographs. In 2014, Sea Shepherd was also lucky to encounter a pod of Type D orcas on our way down to Antarctica