Touching drone footage reveals how 'loving' killer whales make physical contact

Incredible drone footage of a pod of Orcas has been captured off the coast of British Colombia, Canada, by scientists monitoring the endangered population. Heart warming scenes show the moment a baby is nuzzled by its protective mother before playfully slapping her on the head with its tail. Touchingly the footage revealed to the scientists how the loving animals made physical contact with each other far more than expected. Researchers at Hakai Institute took the videos to study the feeding behaviours of endangered resident killer whales, fearing that the Killer whales' days on the coast might be numbered. They captured the serene beasts in their undisturbed habitat, and observed the day-to-day life of an orca as they had never seen it before, including hunting habits and communication between the animals - captured with an underwater microphone.