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  2. Southern resident orcas - Wikipedia

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    Whistling is a minor component of southern resident orca vocalizations, "whereas whistles are the primary social vocalization among the majority of Delphinidae species." [ 72 ] [ 73 ] The pulsed calls of orcas may sound to humans like forms of speech, music, or wordless squeals, [ 74 ] [ 75 ] "with distinct tonal qualities and harmonic structure.

  3. Tahlequah (orca) - Wikipedia

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    Tahlequah (born c. 1998), also known as J35, is an orca of the southern resident community in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. She has given birth to four known offspring, a male (Notch) in 2010, a female (Tali) in 2018, another male (Phoenix) in 2020, and an unnamed female calf in 2024.

  4. Orca types and populations - Wikipedia

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    Resident (fish-eating) orcas: The curved dorsal fins are typical of resident females. Resident: These are the most commonly sighted of the three populations in the coastal waters of the northeast Pacific. Residents' diets consist primarily of fish [6] and sometimes squid, and they live in complex and cohesive family groups called pods. [7]

  5. Another “Devastating” Loss For Orca Mom Who Carried ... - AOL

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    Tahlequah, the Southern Resident killer whale who famously carried her deceased calf for 17 days in 2018, has tragically lost her newest offspring. Tahlequah, a female orca born around 1998 ...

  6. Killer whale spotted balancing a salmon on its head ... - AOL

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    Southern resident killer whales, which typically spend several months in Puget Sound each year, are critically endangered and protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

  7. Orca who carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 doing so ...

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    J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research

  8. Category:Southern resident orcas - Wikipedia

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  9. Granny (orca) - Wikipedia

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    The southern resident orcas are the smallest of four resident communities from the northeastern portion of the Pacific Ocean. It is the only orca population listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and as of 2005 this group is protected under the Endangered Species Act. [16]