Super-Rare Pod of Sperm Whales Puts on Show in Newport Beach

An extremely rare pod of sperm whales passed through off the coast of Newport Beach Monday.

See VIDEO of the whales here.

Lasanthi Benedict was whale watching with Davey’s Locker around 10 a.m. and caught these amazing moments by camera. The captain of the boat told onlookers that such a great quantity of sperm whales has not been seen in the area since the 1950s.

“It was the most amazing, incredible experience, ever,” she said.

Among the scenes she witnessed were:

• Five sperm whales, with three of them spouting off simultaneously
• Sperm whale doing a fluke
• Huge sperm whales socializing with teeny tiny bottle nosed dolphins (well, compared to the size of the whales at least

PHOTOS Credit Lasanthi Benedict

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