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Large pilot whale pod spotted off California coast
Latest · WATCH: Large pod of pilot whales off Southern California's coast, a first recorded in more than a decade (record-bee.com)
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…
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First published 02:42 UTC, 6 November 2026 · Updated 13:20 UTC, 6 November 2026
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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.
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Live timeline 4 headlines
5 November 2026
- 23:27record-bee.com · · also on 16 other sitesWATCH: Large pod of pilot whales off Southern California's coast, a first recorded in more than a decade Original ↗
- 20:17themorningsun.com · · also on 3 other sitesWATCH: Large pod of pilot whales off southern California coast, a first recorded in more than a decade Original ↗
- 15:23mercurynews.com · · also on 1 other siteWatch: Large pod of pilot whales off California coast, a first recorded in more than a decade Original ↗
- 00:28ocregister.com · WATCH: Large pod of pilot whales off O.C.'s coast, a first recorded in more than a decade – Orange County Register Original ↗
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