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It's like a small family's photo album - a family of killer whales at risk of extinction - the one made by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). It is a group that belongs to the Southern resident killer whales: spend part of the year in the area of the San Juan Islands, in the Pacific north of Seattle. Researchers at NOAA flew over some specimens of this population with a drone, managing to capture extraordinary images of the life of these whales together with their puppies, getting valuable documents about their behaviour: the swim side by side with small among adults nearly "in training" until such time as a mother breastfeeding her baby. The group of Southern resident is considered at risk of extinction due to the reduced number of individuals but, according to NOAA, the last period there has been a small 'boom' of births. The population of 81 specimens would in fact, five more than last year.