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Story summary
- Steve Backshall, wildlife explorer, witnessed two of the United Kingdom's last orcas, John Coe and Aquarius, off Cornwall on April 1.
- The sighting occurred during a wildlife cruise led by Captain Keith Leeves.
- The two orcas are the last members of the critically endangered West Coast Community pod, which once numbered ten.
- Backshall described the moment as emotionally significant, noting the orcas are aged over 60 as their population dwindles.
