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Watch: Orcas Captured Spraying Rainbows From Their Blowholes In Synchrony

Chris Carpineti

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JCredit: Newsflare/MarkGirardeau/Monterey Bay Whale Watch

Stop what you're doing and watch what will probably be one of the most beautiful things you've seen in weeks.

An amazing video has emerged of a pod of orcas spraying rainbows from their blowhole on May 27 in Monterey Bay, California. The video, shot by Mark Girardeau with a drone, shows the orcas breeching and blowing out rainbows together.

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