Gulf News reader Bipin Mehta took this close-up shot of an orca, or killer whale. He said: “On a whale-watching trip in Washington, US, we followed these amazing, majestic and playful creatures at a distance, when one of them turned back and cut across the front of the ship right where I was on the deck!” Killer whales can grow up to nearly 10 metres and live between 50 to 80 years of age.
Reader picture of the day
An orca is the focus of reader photographer’s picture.