FRIDAY HARBOR — The Center for Whale Research on Washington’s San Juan Island says a new baby orca has been spotted.
The killer whale calf was seen Tuesday off the west side of San Juan Island. It has been designated L-111, the next number in sequence for members of L pod, a group of about 44 orcas that frequents the San Juans and parts of Puget Sound. The calf is the sixth baby born to L-47, a 34-year-old female nicknamed “Marina.”
The new calf has two sisters, “Moonlight” and “Muncher.” Moonlight had a calf of her own last year.
Researchers say Marina was seen without a calf on Monday, so the baby may only be a few days old.
Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/
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