2024年11月23日 · In the case of both L128 and J60, whose mother was determined to be J46 by the Center, they were the first documented living calf born to the two females. Orcas are some of the most polluted marine mammals in the world, with toxic pollution being stored in …

2024年9月17日 · An orca has been born to the southern residents: L128, calf of a first-time, 31-year-old mom, L90. The baby is tiny, with clear fetal folds, making it probably about 3 days old. It was seen for...

2024年10月2日 · An orca has been born to the southern residents: L128, calf of a first-time, 31-year-old mom, L90. The baby is tiny, with clear fetal folds, making it probably about 3 days old. …

2024年9月13日 · Through back-of-camera photos shared, we identify L90 as the female with the calf. It soon becomes apparent no other whales are with the pair, and they spend the day “westside shuffling” and are heard on the Haro Strait hydrophones. September 16 – L90 and the new calf, designated L128, are again in Haro Strait.

L128 was a newborn Southern resident killer whale. They were first sighted on September 15th, 2024. Their sex was unknown, however presumed to be female. They are currently presumed deceased. L128 was born in the middle of September, 2024, to L90 Ballena, they are her first calf. L128 and their...

2024年11月1日 · Hope surfaced for the endangered southern resident killer whales when a new calf named L128 was spotted swimming alongside their mother. This rare sighting briefly uplifted researchers who had seen only one other calf earlier in the year, which sadly died after a …

2024年10月11日 · Less than a month ago there was joy over the birth of orca L128 reported by the Center for Whale Research. But the center reported Friday morning that on Oct. 5 field staff member Mark Malleson...

2024年10月13日 · An orca calf born into the southern residents pod in the San Juan Islands appears to be struggling for life, whale researchers said Friday. The calf, called L128, was born to a 31-year-old...

2024年9月25日 · “When first seen in the Southern Resident Community, each orca baby is given a Pod designation. It is a letter and number referred to as their alpha-numeric designation. The new Orca baby designation is L-128. The L stands for the Pod they were born into; the number is how many orcas have been born into that Pod.”

2024年10月22日 · Dubbed L128, the newborn was good news for the struggling Southern Resident population. During the first few sightings, L128 was noted to be small but healthy, measuring in at seven feet long. But by the time the calf and its mother were spotted in early October, L128 was limp and skinny, being held afloat by another orca in the pod.