A breathtaking photograph of a rare albino orca breaching the waters off Japan’s coast has been spreading across news outlets, including a feature in the New York Post. This once-in-a-lifetime encounter occurred off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, where this unique white killer whale stunned both photographers and scientists alike. The Once-In-A-Lifetime Discovery of the Albino OrcaIt’s not every day that an animal as rare as an albino orca is spotted in the wild. Orcas, or killer whales, are already a magnificent sight in their own right, but an albino orca is a once-in-a-decade phenomenon. Image credit: Japan.Jam Press/Splitpics/Noriyuki HayakawaThe Rarity of Albino Orcas in the WildWhile sightings of albino orcas are exceedingly rare, they are not entirely unprecedented.