An orca, or killer whale, was spotted by an aerial survey team off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last week.

Spectacular drone footage captured Southern Resident Killer Whales as they made their way through the Monterey Bay frolicking and searching for food.

Initially, the group thought the killer whales belonged to the Bigg’s species before realizing their “very straight dorsal fins, rounded dorsal tips and “unique eyepatches” could only ...