The Pacific Whale Watch Association took the time to educate after a deer and orca were spotted swimming near each other in the Salish Sea.

The photo, credited to Sam Murphy and posted online by Island Adventures, showed a BiggB次元官网网址檚 whale with a deer paddling away. It was taken near Battleship Island, a U.S. island east of Sidney Island.

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Deer are strong swimmers and known to swim island to island, the association noted, pointing out that orcas around the world enjoy different diets. TheyB次元官网网址檒l eat fish, sharks penguins and more, and the BiggB次元官网网址檚 in the image feeds on marine mammals such seals, sea lions and porpoises B次元官网网址� putting the deer at risk, the association said.

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馃摲 PC: Naturalist Sam Murphy

B次元官网网址� Island Adventures (@sanjuanwhales)