Hello Orca! She sure smiles sweet! A wild and free Orca in the Big Blue

This is one of my coolest encounters with an orca. Yes, I was afraid, but respect and awe and an understanding of cetacean behaviors washed away the fear, so I kept shooting. I know she was showing me the health of her teeth, part of an ancient orca greeting ritual, that she felt I might understand. And she was right. She showed me other parts of her body too, as you can see in other videos from this interaction. When cetacean start off showing you their undersides, their most vulnerable place, they are trusting. That is why I trusted her and kept filming. This shot was filmed off the Osa Peninsula on the Orca Trail. Costa Rica. Orca have used the same specific trails in Costa Rica at the same time of year, for decades. Amazingly enough, false killer whales or pseudorca, also use the same exact trails, often around the same time. Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family and the Offshore Osa Marine Hot Spot, the Osa Peninsula,and the Nicoya Peninsula and the offshore islets of Guanacaste, all in Costa Rica, are places they are sure t visit when they are in town. Keep your eyes and ears open if you are on Pacific Costa Rica, they are in town right now. #wilddolphins #orca #wildorca #wildandfree #cetaceans #killerwhales #costarica #delfines #ballenas #conservar #proteger #respetar #amigosdelmar #oceanamigos #openocean #deepblue #pleaseprotect #offshoreosamarinehotspot #pelagicpark #parquepelagico