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Wildlife explorer Steve Backshall was overjoyed to have spotted two of the UK’s last surviving orcas as he described them as “international celebrities”. <\/p>\n

Male killer whales John Coe and Aquarius are the last remaining members of the West Coast Community pod. <\/p>\n

The bulls were seen off Lizard Point on Wednesday and filmed by the TV presenter, who lives near Penzance, in Cornwall. <\/p>\n

The brothers had last been seen off the west coast of Cornwall in May 2021.<\/p>\n

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