A pod of orcas, including the matriarch and several young calves, were filmed as they swam close by a family on holiday in Shetland, Scotland.

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Eric Linklater, 21, caught the group known as the ‘27 Pod’  on camera in the Eshaness area. His father Alexander Linklater, who posted the video to Twitter said: 'for an idea of what it’s like to see this up close and spontaneously, my 7 year old daughter started crying in terror at the awesome killer whales she was seeing'

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