#L108 Coho

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September 13, 2021: L Pod- Everest

L88 Wave Walker and L54 Ino

L85 Mystery

L124 Whistle and L77 Matia

L117 Keta

L117 Keta, L108 Coho, L121 Windsong

L94 Calypso and L121 Windsong

L89 Solstice

L88 Wave Walker and L108 Coho

L88 Wave Walker

L77 Matia

L25 Ocean Sun

L22 Spirit and L88 Wave Walker

L22 Spirit

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #72 - Sept 13, 2021

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Via @southernresidentorcas Today’s post is L117 “Keta”! - L117 “Keta” was born in 2010 to L54 “Ino” (b. 1977) and was her last known calf. - Keta has two siblings, L100 “Indigo” (2001-2014) and L108 “Coho” (b. 2006). His grandmother is L35 “Victoria” (est. 1942-1996) and through her, Keta has one aunt L65 “Aquarius” (1984-1994) and two one possible uncles L1 “Oskar” (est. 1959-2000 and L50 “Shala” (est. 1973-1989). - L88 “Wavewalker” (b. 1993), an unrelated orphaned adult male, travels with the L54’s permanently and Keta’s mother Ino seems to have taken over the mother role for Wavewalker. L84 “Nyssa” (1990-2019), another orphaned male, also used to traveled with Keta’s family but he has unfortunately passed away earlier this year. - As Keta’s mother Ino has only had male offspring and is currently 42 years old, she is likely post-reproductive which means Keta’s matriline will eventually die out. - L117’s name “Keta” is another word for chum salmon, a type of salmon that the Southern Residents eat. His brother’s name Coho is also a reference to a salmon species of the Pacific Northwest. - L117 “Keta” can be identified by his two open saddlepatches. - Do you love L117 “Keta”? Let us know why in the comments! - Photo credit in the comments https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KwMavikJ9/?igshid=1vottdky7oa5s

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InkTober2018 nr. 4 L54 Ino, an adult female Southern Resident born in 1977. She has had three calves, L100 Indigo who passed away, L108 Coho and L117 Keta.

The Southern Residents are starving to death before our eyes. We have to take action now; breach the dams, ban salmon fishing and stop the pipelines! Check out pnwprotectors.com, damsense.org and whaleresearch.com for more information on how you can help. This is up to us!

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August 30, 2021: L Pod

L108 Coho

L108 Coho and L117 Keta

L88 Wave Walker

L88 Wave Walker and L117 Keta

L117 Keta

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #60 - Aug 30, 2021

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September 9, 2021: L Pod-Everest

L119 Joy, L77 Matia, and L124 Whistle

L117 Keta, L121 Windsong

L108 Coho, L54 Ino, and L88 Wave Walker

L89 Solstice

L85 Mystery

L88 Wave Walker

L77 Matia

L22 Spirit

L54s

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #67 - Sept 9, 2021

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June 7, 2021: L Pod- Swiftsure Bank

L124 Whistle and L77 Matia

L119 Joy

L108 Coho

L88 Wavewalker

L85 Mystery

L77 Matia

L25 Ocean Sun

L54 Ino

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #34 - June 7, 2021

(Side note!! YAY!!! L POD!!!!! YAY THAT OCEAN SUN AND WHISTLE ARE STILL WITH US!!!!!!)

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September 6, 2021: K and L Pod-  Everest-Nitinat

L116 Finn

L108 Coho, K42 Kelp and K14 Lea

L88 Wave Walker

L87 Onyx 

L85 Mystery

L77 Matia and L119 Joy

L25 Ocean Sun

K42 Kelp and K26 Lobo

K42 Kelp 

K33 Tika

K27 Deadhead and K44 Ripple

K26 Lobo

K12 Sequim and K37 Rainshadow 

K22 Sekiu and K37 Rainshadow 

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #65 - Sept 6, 2021

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September 1, 2021: J and L Pods- Point Roberts

J57 Phoenix

J53 Kiki

L108 Coho and J51 Nova surfacing with J49 T’ilem I’nges rolling behind them

J38 Cookie

J46 Star

J31 Tsuchi

J56 Tofino and J31 Tsuchi

L88 Wave Walker

J27 Blackberry

Note: J56 Tofino, a female born in 2019 to J31 Tsuchi, has been noted as ailing (note the small depression behind her blowhole, the beginnings of peanut head). It is unknown if she will pull through this. She is the second daughter of J31 Tsuchi, but the first one to survive Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #62 - Sept 1, 2021

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August 25, 2021: L Pod- Mitchell Bay

L88 Wave Walker

L108 Coho and L117 Keta 

L54 Ino

L108 Coho

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #58 - Aug 25, 2021

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September 14, 2021: L Pod- South of Swiftsure Bank-Everest

L124 Whistle, L94 Calypso, L77 Matia, and L119 Joy

L119 Joy

L113 Cousteau and L124 Whistle

L113 Cousteau, L124 Whistle, and L77 Matia

L108 Coho and L85 Mystery

L94 Calypso and L121 Windsong

L89 Solstice

L88 Wave Walker, L54 Ino, L117 Keta and L25 Ocean Sun

L88 Wave Walker

L25 Ocean Sun, L88 Wave Walker, L54 Ino, and L85 Mystery

L25 Ocean Sun, L85 Mystery, and L88 Wave Walker

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #73 - Sept 14, 2021

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August 25, 2021: L Pod- Mitchell Bay

L88 Wave Walker

L108 Coho and L117 Keta

L54 Ino 

L108 Coho

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #58 - Aug 25, 2021

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September 14, 2020: K and L Pods- Sombrio Point

L54 Ino 

K26 Lobo

K33 Tika 

L88 Wave Walker

L108 Coho

L117 Keta

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #49 - Sept 14, 2020

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Meet the Matrilines: The L54′s

The L54′s consist of L54, her offspring, and L88 Wave Walker. Though the L54′s had been absent from the inland waters in 2018, they were present many days with other L pod members during the fall of the 2019 season. 

L54 Ino - Female, daughter of L35 Victoria, mother of L108 Coho and L117 Keta. She is 43 years old. 

L108 Coho - Male, son of L54 Ino, brother of L117 Keta. He is 14 years old. 

L117 Keta - Male, son of L54 Ino, brother of L108 Coho. He is 10 years old. 

L88 Wave Walker - Male, son of L2 Grace. He travels with the L54′s and is often seen foraging away from the rest of the group. He is 27 years old.

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January 11th, 2019: J, K, and L Pods- Strait of Juan de Fuca

L124 Whistle

L124 Whistle, L77 Matia, and the other L12s

L41 Mega, L85 Mystery and L124 Whistle

L77 Matia and L124 Whistle

L124 Whistle and L41 Mega

L124 Whistle, L77 Matia, L41 Mega, L86 Surprise!, L25 Ocean Sun

J16 Slick

L117 Keta

K14 Lea, K26 Lobo, K34 Cali

L119 Joy, L77 Matia, L124 Whistle, L41 Mega

L84 Nyssa and L108 Coho

L85 Mystery

L85 Mystery and L124 Whistle

L54 Ino

L88 Wavewalker and L84 Nyssa

K21 Cappuccino

K20 Spock

K34 Cali

K33 Tika

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #2 - Jan 11, 2019

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The Living Southern Residents

(Key: ID NAME-GENDER-DATE OF BIRTH)

J Pod

J16 Slick - F-1972   J19 Sachi - F-1979 J22 Oreo - F-1985 J26 Mike - M-1991 J27 Blackberry - M-1991 J31 Tsuchi - F-1995 J35 Tahlequah - F-1998 J36 Alki - F-1999 J37 Hy'Shqa -F-2001 J38 Cookie -M-2003 J39 Mako -M-2003 J40 Suttles -F-2004 J41 Eclipse -F-2005 J42 Echo -F-2007 J44 Moby -M-2009 J45 Se-Yi'-Chn -M-2009 J46 Star -F-2009 J47 Notch -M-2010 J49 T'ílem I'nges -M-2012 J51 Nova -M-2015 J53 Kiki -F-2015 J56 Tofino -F-2019

K Pod

K12 Sequim -F-1972 K14 Lea -F-1977 K16 Opus -F-1985 K20 Spock -F-1986 K21 Cappuccino -M-1986 K22 Sekiu -F-1987 K26 Lobo -M-1993 K27 Deadhead -F-1994 K33 Tika-M-2001 K34 Cali -M-2001 K35 Sonata -M-2002 K36 Yoda -F-2003 K37 Rainshadow -M-2004 K38 Comet -M-2004 K42 Kelp -M-2008 K43 Saturna -F-2010 K44 Ripple -M-2011

L Pod

L22 Spirit -F-1971 L25 Ocean Sun -F-1928 L47 Marina -F-1974 L54 Ino -F-1977 L55 Nugget -F-1977 L72 Racer -F-1986 L77 Matia -F-1987 L82 Kasatka -F-1990 L83 Moonlight -F-1990 L85 Mystery -M-1991 L86 Suprise! -F-1991 L87 Onyx -M-1992 L88 Wave Walker -M-1993 L89 Solstice -M-1993 L90 Ballena -F-1993 L91 Muncher -F-1995 L94 Calypso -F-1995 L103 Lapis -F-2003 L105 Fluke -M-2004 L106 Pooka -M-2005 L108 Coho -M-2006 L109 Takoda -M-2007 L110 Midnight -M-2007 L113 Cousteau -F-2009 L115 Mystic -M-2010 L116 Finn -M-2010 L117 Keta -M-2010 L118 Jade -F-2011 L119 Joy -F-2012 L121 Windsong -M-2015 L122 Magic -M-2015 L123 Lazuli -M-2015 L124 Whistle -M-2019

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Since 1998, 41 orcas have been born and survived:

J56 (Tofino) Female, born to J31 (Tsuchi), her first calf, May, 2019

L124 (Whistle) Male born to L77 (Matia), her third calf, January, 2019

L123 (Lazuli) Male born to L103 (Lapis), her first calf, November, 2015

J53 (Kiki) Female born to J17 (Princess Angeline), her fourth calf, October, 2015

L122 (Magic) Male born to L91 (Muncher), her first calf, September, 2015

L121 (Windsong) Male born to L94 (Calypso), her second calf, February, 2015

J51 (Nova) Male born to J41 (Eclipse), her first calf, February, 2015

J49 (Tilem l’nges) Male born to J37 (Hy'shqa), her first calf, August, 2012

L119 (Joy) Female born to L77 (Matia), her first calf, May, 2012

K44 (Ripple) Male born to K27 (Deadhead), her first calf, July, 2011

L118 (Jade) Female born to L55 (Nugget), her fourth calf, January, 2011

L117 (Keta) Male born to L54 (Ino), her second calf, December, 2010

L116 (Finn) Male born to L82 (Kasatka), her first calf, October, 2010

L115 (Mystic) Male born to L47 (Marina), her third calf, August, 2010

K43 (Saturna) Female born to K12 (Sequim), her third calf, February, 2010

J47 (Notch) Male born to J35 (Tahlequah), her first calf, January, 2010

J46 (Star) Female born to J28 (Polaris), her first calf, November, 2009

L113 (Cousteau) Female born to L94 (Calypso), her first calf, October, 2009

J45 (Se yi chn) Male born to J14 (Samish), her third calf, February/March, 2009

J44 (Moby) Male born to J17 (Princess Angeline), her third calf, February, 2009

K42 (Kelp) Male born to K14 (Lea) her fourth calf, June, 2008

L110 (Midnight) Male born to L83 (Moonlight), her first calf, summer, 2007

J42 (Echo) Female born to J16 (Slick), her third calf, spring, 2007

L109 (Takoda) Male born to L55 (Nugget), her third calf, winter or spring, 2007

L108 (Coho) Male born to L54 (Ino), her second calf, June, 2006

J41 (Eclipse) Female born to J19 (Shachi), her second calf, July, 2005

L106 (Pooka) Male born to L86 (Surprise), her first calf, first seen June, 2005

K38 (Comet) Male born to K20 (Spock), her first calf, December, 2004

J40 (Suttles) Female born to J14 (Samish), her fourth calf, December, 2004

L105 (Fluke) Male born to L72 (Racer), her first calf, October, 2004

K37 (Rainshadow) Male born to K12 (Sequim), her fourth calf, January, 2004

K36 (Yoda) Female born to K14 (Lea), her fourth calf, September, 2003

L103 (Lapis) Female born to L55 (Nugget), her third calf, first seen June, 2003

J39 (Mako) Male born to J11 (Blossom), her fourth calf, Spring, 2003

J38 (Cookie) Male born to J22 (Oreo), her second calf, Spring, 2003

K35 (Sonata) Male born to K16 (Opus), her first calf, Fall, 2002

K34 (Cali) Male born to K13 (Skagit), her fourth calf, Oct./Nov. 2001

J37 (Hy'Shqa) Female born to J14 (Samish), her third calf, early Jan. 2001

K33 (Tika) Male born to K22 (Sekiu), her first calf, early Jan. 2001

J36 (Alki) Female born to J16 (Slick), her third calf, early 1999

J35 (Talequah) Female born to J17 (Princess Angeline), her second calf, 1998