Large sea creatures are heard breathing on video. Listen to ‘incredible’ moment
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“Special visitors” created a peaceful moment off the coast of Alaska, and bystanders are calling it “incredible.”
The pod of orcas was spotted off Resurrection Bay in the town of Seward, according to a May 12 Facebook post by the Alaska SeaLife Center.
The pod was seen “surfacing with slow, steady breaths,” officials said.
The social media post urged viewers to take a “pause” and inhale before exhaling like the orcas do when they “exhale with force, releasing warm breath into the cold Alaskan air.”
The video shows the killer whales surfacing, with viewers even able to hear their exhale, causing viewers to “remember what connects us,” the post said.
The “breathing giants” are known to be the ocean’s top predator, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The highly social animal usually travels in pods “of a few to 20 or more,” NOAA said.
Officials said this video serves as a “reminder that every exhale is part of something bigger: an ecosystem, a rhythm, a life worth protecting,” the post said.
This story was originally published May 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM with the headline "Large sea creatures are heard breathing on video. Listen to ‘incredible’ moment."