Watch: Large pod of pilot whales off California coast, a first recorded in more than a decade

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Large pilot whale pod spotted off California coast

A large pod of pilot whales was seen off the California coast, according to record-bee.com, themorningsun.com, mercurynews.com and ocregister.com in reports published on Nov. 5. The outlets describe it as the first recorded sighting of this kind in more than a decade. The reports differ on the location, with some specifying Southern California or Orange County; they do not give the pod’s size or explain how the sighting was recorded.