The orcas are a family known as CA51, ... Newport Coastal Adventure on Friday, they were off Laguna Beach and headed southbound, cruising past Salt Creek in Dana Point by 10 a.m., ...

On Thursday, whale watchers aboard a Dana Wharf Whale Watching boat got the show of a lifetime. They witnessed a pod of orcas hunting dolphins near the boat, which was just off Dana Point near ...

Later that day, another tour group saw the orcas near the Dana Point Headlands, according to the agency. This time, they found another bottlenose dolphin and got to work.

The recent series of consistent sightings began when they were first spotted on Dec. 11 off the Los Angeles coast and they were more recently seen on Jan. 9 near Dana Point. The group of orcas ...

Dana Taylor: So I know that orcas are apex predators. Just this month, there were boaters in Monterey Bay, California who watched a pod of them hunt and kill, I believe it was a minke whale.

DANA POINT, Calif. ... The lagoons offer safety from predators like orcas, as well as warm water for calves. Editor's note: This report was originally published in January 2023.

Later that day, another tour group saw the orcas near the Dana Point Headlands, according to the agency. This time, they found another bottlenose dolphin and got to work.

Later that day, another tour group saw the orcas near the Dana Point Headlands, according to the agency. This time, they found another bottlenose dolphin and got to work.

Later that day, another tour group saw the orcas near the Dana Point Headlands, according to the agency. This time, they found another bottlenose dolphin and got to work.