#L8 moclips

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Meet L-112: Sooke. This young female Southern Resident Orca died of blunt force trauma, cause unknown. Learning from her tragically young death can do a lot of good for further preserving and protecting her critically endangered living family in L, K, and J pods.

This big boy is L-8, Moclips! You can’t really get a good idea of how big this 18 year old bull was, even with me standing dwarfed next to his skeleton, but he was HUGE!

(Skeletons on display at the Whale Museum on San Juan island, WA)

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L8 Moclips 1957-1977

L8 was estimated to have been born around the year 1957. L66 Mata Hari was thought to be his mother. In 1970, he was pictured when the Southern Residents were rounded up by whale catchers for the entertainment industry. By that point though, L8 was already a sub-adult and he was released while seven of his pod mates were taken into captivity. L8 was an easy whale to identify. He had a slight bend at the top of his tall dorsal as well as a notch near the bottom. Researchers officially documented him on their first orca survey with the Southern Residents in 1976 when he was given the identifier “L8″.One year following the start of the orca survey, L8′s body washed ashore. A necropsy revealed that he has a bundle of fishing line in his stomach. His official cause of death was that he drowned after becoming entangled in a gillnet. Studies of his teeth revealed that killer whales have rings in the teeth much like trees have age rings. L8′s skeleton is on display to this day at The Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, Washington. He was given the name “Moclips” post mortem after the founding organization of The Whale Museum (the Moclips Cetological Society).As of 2008 with the death of L57 Faith, L8 Moclips entire family line is gone.

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A (mostly) complete list of deceased SRKW

If anyone knows of any whales I missed or has any corrections, feel free to tell me. It will help a ton.  KEY: ID NAME (GENDER) DATE OF BIRTH-DATE OF DEATH 

J Pod

J1 Ruffles (M) 1951-2010 J2 Granny (F) 1911-2017 J3 Merlin (M) 1955-199 J4 Mama (F) 1957-1995 J5 Saratoga (F) 1938-1997 J6 Ralph (M) ?-2002 J7 Sucia (F) 1930-1983 J8 Spieden (F) 1933-2013 J9 Neah (F) 1917-1985 J10 Tahoma (F) 1962-2000 J11 Blossom (F) 1972-2008 J12 Sissy (F) 1935-1996 J13 (F) 1971-1980 J14 Samish (F) 1974-2016 J15 (M) 1976-1981 J17 Princess Angeline (F) 1977-2019 J18 Everett (M) 1977-2000 J20 Ewok (F) 1981-1998 J21 E.T. 1982-1983 J23 Capricorn (M) 1987-1991 J24 Canuck (M) 1971-1974 J25 1988-1988 J28 Polaris (F) 1993-2016 J29 (M) 1993-1993 J30 Riptide (M) 1995-2012 J32 Rhaspody ((F) 1996-2014 J33 Keet (M) 1996-2010 J34 Doublestuf (M) 1998-2016 J43 2007-2007 J48 2011-2011 J? 2013-2013 J50 Scarlet (F) 2014-2018 J52 Sonic (M) 2015-2017

K Pod

K1 Taku (M) 1955-1997 K2 (M) 1953-1974 K3 Sounder (F) 1987-1998 K4 Morgan (F) 1933-1999 K5 Sealth (M) 1995-1991 K7 Lummi (F) 1910-2008 K8 Tumwater (F) 1930-1989 K11 Georgia (F) 1933-2010 K13 Skagit (F) 1972-2017 K15 1971-1975 K18 Kiska (F) 1948-2004 K19 Neptune (M) 1953-1984 K23 1988-1988 K24 1990-1990 K25 Scoter (M) 1991-2019 K28 Raven (F) 1994-2006 K29 Sigurd (M) 1996-1998 K30 (F) 1929-1982 K31 Tatoosh (M) 1999-2005 K32 2000-2000 K39 2006-2006 K40 Raggedy (F) 1963-2012 K41 2006-2006 K46 1974-1981 K? Skana (F) 1961-1980 K? Ramu (M) 1964-1982 K? Kilroy (M) 1965-1978 K? Katy (F) 1966-1967  K? Kandu (F) 1965-1971 K? Nootka II (F) ?-1974

Lpod

L1 Oskar (M) 1959-2000 L2 Grace (F) 1960-2012 L3 Oreana (F) 1948-2002 L4 Sonar (F) 1949-1996 L5 Tanya (F) 1964-2011 L6 Ponder (M) 1962-1983 L7 Canuck (F) 1961-2010 L8 Moclips (M) 1985-1977 L9 Hopi (F) 1931-1996 L10 Okum (M) 1959-1997 L11 Squirty (F) 1957-2000 L12 Alexis (F) 1933-2011 L13 Orpheus (M) 1952-1980 L14 Cordy (M) 1972-1989 L15 Gracie (F) 1930-1981 L16 (M) 1949-1978 L20 Trident (M) 1955-1982 L21 Ankh (F) 1950-2008 L23 Tsunami (F) 1952-1982 L26 Baba (F) 1956-2013 L27 Ophelia (F) 1965-2015 L28 Misky (F) 1949-1994 L32 Olympia (F) 1955-2005 L33 Chinook (M) 1963-1995 L35 Victoria (F) 1942-1996 L36 1975-1975 L37 Kimo (F) 1933-1984 L38 Dylan (M) 1965-1998 L39 Orcan (M) 1975-2000 L41 Mega (M) 1977-2020 L42 Mozart (M) 1973-1994 L43 Jelly Roll (F) 1972-2006 L44 Leo (M) 1974-1998  L45 Astrix (F) 1938-1995 L48 Flash 1977-1983 L49 1979-1980 L50 Shala (M) 1973-1989 L51 Nootka (F) 1973-1999 L52 Salish (M) 1980-1983 L53 Lulu (F) 1977-2014 L56 Disney 1978-1981 L57 Faith (M) 1977-2008 L58 Sparky (M) 1980-2002 L59 Fred 1979-1979 L60 Rascal (F) 1972-2002 L61 Astra (M) 1973-1996 L62 Cetus (M) 1980-2000 L63 Scotia (M) 1984-1995 L64 Radar 1985-1985 L65 Aquarius (F) 1984-1994 L66 Mata Hari (F) 1924-1986 L67 Splash (F) 1985-2008 L68 (M) 1985-1995 L69 Summer 1984-1985 L71 Hugo (M) 1986-2006 L73 Flash (M) 1986-2010 L74 Saanich (M) 1986-2010 L75 Panda (F) 1986-1993 L76 Mowgli 1987-1987 L78 Gaia (M) 1998-2012 L79 Skana (M) 1989-2013 L80 Odessa 1990-1993 L81 Raina (M) 1990-1997 L92 Crewser (M) 1995-2018 L93 Nerka (F) 1995-1998 L95 Nigel (M) 1996-2016 L96 Bernardo (M) 1996-1997 L97 Tweak 1999 L98 Luna (M)1999-2006 L99 2000-2000 L100 Indigo (M) 2001-2014 L101 Aurora(M) 2002-2008 L102 2002-2002 L104 Domino (M) 2004-2006 L107 2005-2005 L111 (F) 2008-2008 L112 Sooke (F) 2009-2012 L114 2010-2010 L? (F) 2010-2010 L120 2014-2014 L? Frankie (M) ?-1974 L? Kona (F) 1965-1977 L?Kandu II (M) 1968-1979 L? Kandu III (F) 1968-1975