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Baby killer whale spotted with first-time mom near Washington, photos show
A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington.
'Sign of hope' for endangered killer whales as research centre confirms newborn calf
The Centre for Whale Research says the newborn was spotted swimming alongside a whale known as J40 near Victoria on Sunday.
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Killer whale becomes mom for first time. See her ‘little pumpkin’ swim off Washington
A killer whale has become a first-time mom after a peachy-orange calf was spotted swimming with her off Washington, a whale watching group said. The baby orca was discovered March 20 in the Salish ...
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New Orca Calf Is a Descendant of the ‘Budd Inlet Six,’ the Last Killer Whales Captured in United States Waters in 1976
The black and slightly orange Bigg’s killer whale was spotted swimming with its mother, Sedna, in the Salish Sea ...
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New orca calf born to descendant of whale once captured and held by SeaWorld
The calf was seen swimming directly alongside its mother, T046B3 or "Sedna ... The PWWA said at least 30 Bigg's killer whales would never have been born without the direct efforts of Munro ...
New baby spotted in J Pod of endangered Southern Resident orca whales
On Apr. 6, Center for Whale Research biologist Mark Malleson spotted the J Pod heading west past Victoria Harbour, off ...
Raleigh News & Observer29d
Killer whale becomes mom for first time. See her ‘little pumpkin’ swim off Washington
A Bigg’s killer whale calf is seen swimming alongside its mom in the Salish Sea off Washington. Caio Ribeiro Eagle Wing Tours / Pacific Whale Watch Association A killer whale has become a first ...