Identified as whale CA216C1 by the California Killer Whale Project, the white orca is also known by its nickname Frosty and is about 4 years old. It's unclear whether Frosty is male or female.

“Considered to be the most famous humpback whale in the world, Migaloo may be the only pure white adult humpback whale alive ...

An extremely rare white killer whale calf has been spotted swimming with its orca pod off the coast of California. The white killer whale—who is known as Frosty—was filmed by whale-watching ...

A rare white killer whale was spotted in Monterey Bay, California, on Oct. 15. The orca, named Frosty, is likely white due to leucism or Chediak-Higashi syndrome, according to the tour agency that ...

A rare white orca named “Frosty” was spotted over the weekend by a boat off Santa Monica Bay, drawing screams of excitement from whale watchers. Harbor Breeze captain Kevin Nguyen said one of ...

Frosty the famous orca, a unique creature that has a grayish-white tone, was spotted with a CA216 pod off Newport Beach on April 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Delaney Trowbridge/Newport Coastal ...

The white orca was spotted among a pod of around 13-15 other individuals, the rest of which appeared to be normal in color. The light-colored orca with other members of its pod.

This is why it was so shocking that an orca took on a great white on its own, given that this is outside the norm of orca behavior. Orcas hunt in a pod together to tire out their prey.

A single orca whale named Starboard was observed hunting and killing a great white shark in June 2023. Christiaan Stopforth (Drone Fanatics SA), Arianna Di Bari (Shark Studies Center Scientific ...

Scientists saw a male orca kill a juvenile great white shark within minutes last year. The hunting behavior could be a sign of a wider shift in the marine ecosystem.

Scientists observed an orca whale killing a great white shark by itself and believe it may be one of the first recorded solo killer whale attacks on a great white shark.