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A4 pod is a killer whale family in British Columbia. As of March 2013, it consists of three matrilines and 15 members and is the family of Springer , the first orca to be successfully reintroduced to the wild after being handled by humans.
The A5 Pod has suffered many losses and deaths over the years. Besides losing a generation of whales to captivity, one young whale, A57 (Kelkpa) was found dead on December 16, 1996, in a bay in British Columbia. Her death was due to erysipelas; she was the first orca of the Northern Resident population whose cause of death was determined. In ...
A1 pod is a killer whale family in British Columbia. It currently consists of 3 matrilines and 20 members and is the most commonly encountered pod in the Northern resident killer whale community . This community is found in coastal waters ranging from mid- Vancouver Island up through the Queen Charlotte Islands , although A1 pod has yet to be ...
Groups usually consist of mothers and their offspring, and because of their long life span (orcas can live up to ninety years), pods can often consist of four more more generations of whales.
The tour agency said its team counted 33 gray whales, 1,500-plus Risso's dolphins and three northern right whale dolphins as they undertook the 60-mile roundtrip from Monterey to Point Sur. Rare ...
A pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped, officials said Wednesday.
Pilot whale pod near Ireland. Both species live in groups of 10–30, but some groups may number 100 or more. Data suggest the social structures of pilot whale pods are similar to those of "resident" killer whales. The pods are highly stable and the members have close matrilineal relationships. [3]
The matriline is currently made of 3 generations, with a total of 12 individuals. It is one of the 3 matrilines in A1 pod, one of the 10 pods of the A-clan. The matriline was present in over 60% of all of the encounters in the Johnstone Strait region, making it one of the best known matrilines.