A family of killer whales was spotted swimming in the waters of downtown Vancouver, stunning passengers aboard a tourist ferry. Video shared on social media by False Creek Ferries of the Sunday incident shows four transient killer whales — also known as Bigg’s killer whales — cruising past high-rise buildings,

A video shared on social media shows a family of killer whales making a rare trip into the waters of False Creek, Vancouver. Video source: Jack Hemsworth/FalseCreekFerries

A family of killer whales has made a rare trip into waters off downtown Vancouver for what an expert says was likely a "grocery shopping" hunt for harbour seals. Andrew Trites, director of the University of British Columbia's marine mammal research unit,

A family of orcas was spotted swimming in the waters of downtown Vancouver, stunning passengers aboard a tourist ferry on Nov. 24.