Southern Resident Orca Community
Births and Deaths since 1998
Updated January 8, 2008
All data provided by the Center for Whale Research, San Juan Island.
Currently, the community has 87 individuals. J pod has 25 members; K pod has 19; and L pod has 43, including (approximately):
7 post-reproductive females
33 reproductive females
20 sexually mature or adolescent males
23 juveniles
4 neonates
Complete list of babies born since 2001
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J pod |
| ID | M/F | DOB |
| J1 | M | 1951* |
| J2 | F | 1911* |
| J8 | F | 1933* |
| J11 | F | 1972* |
| J14 | F | 1974 |
| J16 | F | 1972* |
| J17 | F | 1977 |
| J19 | F | 1979 |
| J22 | F | 1985 |
| J26 | M | 1991 |
| J27 | M | 1991 |
| J28 | F | 1993 |
| J30 | M | 1995 |
| J31 | F | 1995 |
| J32 | F | 1996 |
| J33 | M | 1996 |
| J34 | M | 1998 |
| J35 | F | 1998 |
| J36 | U | 1999 |
| J37 | F | 2001 |
| J38 | U | 2003 |
| J39 | M | 2003 |
| J40 | F | 2004 |
| J41 | PF | 2005 |
| J42 | F | 2007 |
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K pod
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| ID | M/F | DOB |
| K7 | F | 1910* |
| K11 | F | 1933* |
| K12 | F | 1972* |
| K13 | F | 1972* |
| K14 | F | 1977 |
| K16 | F | 1985 |
| K20 | F | 1986 |
| K21 | M | 1986 |
| K22 | F | 1987 |
| K25 | M | 1991 |
| K26 | M | 1993 |
| K27 | F | 1994 |
| K33 | M | 2001 |
| K34 | M | 2001 |
| K35 | M | 2002 |
| K36 | U | 2003 |
| K37 | U | 2004 |
| K38 | U | 2004 |
| K40 | F | 1963* |
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L pod (1) |
| ID | M/F | DOB |
| L2 | F | 1960* |
| L5 | F | 1964* |
| L7 | F | 1961* |
| L12 | F | 1933* |
| L21 | F | 1950* |
| L22 | F | 1971* |
| L25 | F | 1928* |
| L26 | F | 1956* |
| L27 | F | 1965* |
| L41 | M | 1977 |
| L47 | F | 1974 |
| L53 | F | 1977 |
| L54 | F | 1977 |
| L55 | F | 1977 |
| L57 | M | 1977 |
| L67 | F | 1985 |
| L72 | F | 1986 |
| L73 | M | 1986 |
| L74 | M | 1986 |
| L77 | F | 1987 |
| L78 | M | 1989 |
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L pod (2) |
| ID | M/F | DOB |
| L79 | M | 1989 |
| L82 | F | 1990 |
| L83 | F | 1990 |
| L84 | M | 1990 |
| L85 | M | 1991 |
| L86 | F | 1991 |
| L87 | M | 1992 |
| L88 | M | 1993 |
| L89 | M | 1993 |
| L90 | F | 1993 |
| L91 | F | 1995 |
| L92 | M | 1995 |
| L94 | F | 1995 |
| L95 | M | 1996 |
| L100 | M | 2001 |
| L101 | PM | 2002 |
| L103 | PF | 2003 |
| L105 | U | 2004 |
| L106 | PM | 2005 |
| L108 | U | 2006 |
| L109 | U | 2007 |
| L110 | U | 2007 |
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Dates of births marked with an asterisk (*) are estimated based on actuarial tables of mortality rates combined with observed association patterns to determine family relationships, from Life history and population dynamics of resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the coastal waters of British Columbia and Washington State, Olesiuk, P.F., M.A. Bigg and G.M. Ellis (Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada V9R 5K6) (1990). In: P.S. Hammond, S.A. Mizroch and G.P. Donovan (eds.): Individual recognition of cetaceans: Use of photo-identification and other techniques to estimate population parameters. Special Report #12, International Whaling Commission, Cambridge, p. 209-243.
Since 1998, 21 orcas have been born and survived:
- L110 unk., born to L83 (?), her first calf, summer, 2007
- J42 female, born to J16 (Slick), her third calf, spring, 2007
- L109 unk., born to L55 (Nuggett), her third calf, winter or spring, 2007
- L108 unk., born to L54 (Ino), her second calf, June, 2006
- J41 female, born to J19 (Shachi), her second calf, July, 2005
- L106 male, born to L86 (Surprise), her first calf, first seen June, 2005
- K38 unk., born to K20 (Spock), her first calf, December, 2004
- J40 female, born to J14 (Samish), her fourth calf, December, 2004
- L105 unk., born to L27 (Ophelia), her fifth calf, October, 2004
- K37 unk., born to K12 (Sequim), her fourth calf, January, 2004
- K36 unk., born to K14 (Lea), her fourth calf, September, 2003
- L103 female, born to L55 (Nugget), her third calf, first seen June, 2003
- J39 male, born to J11 (Blossom), her fourth calf, Spring, 2003
- J38 unk. (Cookie), born to J22 (Oreo), her second calf, Spring, 2003
- K35 male, (Sonata), born to K16 (Opus), her first calf, Fall, 2002
- L101 male, (Aurora), born to L67 (Splash), her fourth calf, Fall, 2002
- L100 male, (Indigo), born to L54 (Ino), her first calf, Fall, 2001
- K34 male, born to K13 (Skagit), her fourth calf, Oct./Nov. 2001
- J37 female, (Hy'Shqa), born to J14 (Samish), her third calf, early Jan. 2001
- K33 male, born to K22 (Sekiu), her first calf, early Jan. 2001
- J36 unk., born to J16 (Slick), her third calf, early 1999
- K31 male, born to K12 (Sequim), her third calf, June 1999
- J35 female, born to J17 (Princess Angeline), her second calf, 1998
- J34 male, born to J22 (Oreo), her first calf, 1998
Since 1998, 33 orcas have gone missing or have died:
J43 unk., born to J14 (Samish), her fifth calf, born 11/07; missing April, 2008
- L104 unk., born to L43 (Jelly Roll), her third calf, born 10/04; missing June, 2007
- K41 unk., born to K22 (Sekiu), her second calf, August, 2006
- K39 unk., first calf of K28 (Raven), born June, 2006, missing October 21,2006.
- K28, (Raven) female, born to K12 in 1994, last seen Sept. 19, 2006, calf K39 born June 6, 2006.
- L43, (Jellyroll) female, born ca. 1972, last seen Sept. 2, 2006, mother of three.
- L71, (Hugo) male, born to L26 in 1986, missing summer of 2006.
- L98, (Luna) male, born to L67 in 1999, died March 10, 2006 in Nootka Sound, BC
- K31, male, born to K12 in 1999, her third calf, missing in summer, 2005
- L32, female, born +/-1955, missing in summer, 2005
- L107 unk., born to L47 (Marina) in June, 2005, her fifth calf, missing in summer, 2005
- K18 (Kiska), born +/-1948, missing in December, 2003
- L58 (Sparky), born 1980 to L5 (Tanya), missing in June, 2003
- L3 (Oreana), born +/-1950, missing in June, 2003
- L102 unk., born to L47 (Marina), her fourth calf, Fall, 2002
- L60 (Rascal) female, 30, washed up on outer WA coast in May, 2002
- K32 calf born 2000, last seen 2000, mother K-16 survives
- L99 calf born 2000, last seen 2000, mother L-47 and 2 older siblings survive
- L62 (Cetus) male, 20, last seen 2000, mother L-27 survives, 3 younger siblings deceased
- L39 (Orcan) male, 25, last seen 2000, mother L-2 and 3 younger siblings survive
- L11 (Squirty) female, est. 43, last seen 2000, mother of five offspring - 3 surviving
- L1 (Oskar) male, est. 41, last seen 2000, one surviving sister L-54
- J18 (Everett) male, 23, son of J10, found at Tsawassen, Canada, March, 2000
- J10 (Tahoma) female, est. 37, last seen 1999
- K4 (Morgan) female, est. 66, last seen 1999
- L97 unk., born to L51, died as infant in Oct. 1999
- L51 (Nootka) female, 26 (found at Race Rocks, Canada in Sept. 1999)
- J11’s calf, unk., died as infant Dec. 1998
- L93 (Nerka) female, 3, last seen 1998
- L38 (Dylan) male, est. 33, last seen 1998
- L44 (Leo) male, 24, last seen 1998
- K3 (Sounder) female, est. 44, last seen 1998
- J20 (Ewok) female, 17, daughter of J10, last seen 1998
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