Mar 25, 2025 · A new Bigg’s orca calf was spotted in the Salish Sea last week among a group of more than a dozen killer whales, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Associatio

Mar 11, 2025 · The gestation period for an orca, also known as a killer whale, is approximately 17 months. This remarkably long pregnancy is the longest among all cetaceans (the group of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

Mar 10, 2025 · Baby killer whales, also known as orca calves, are a captivating sight, quite distinct in appearance from their adult counterparts. They are not born with the stark black and white coloration that we typically associate with orcas.

Mar 7, 2025 · What Do You Call a Baby Orca? The simple answer is: a baby orca is called a calf. Just like baby cows, elephants, and many other mammals, the term “calf” is universally used to refer to a young orca. This term applies regardless of the orca’s sex.

Feb 24, 2025 · Baby orca J62 is a female, scientists have confirmed, and looking great so far in her first month of life. The birth of a healthy female calf is crucial for the southern resident orca …

Jul 22, 2021 · Female orcas have one of the longest gestation periods of any marine mammal, carrying their young for an astonishing 15 to 18 months. When a calf is finally born, it enters the world already weighing around 180 kg and measuring approximately 2 metres in length.

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Jan 9, 2024 · “It’s a boy!” newspapers on the West Coast exclaimed when photos from biologist Maya Sears, taken in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Seattle, showed a baby orca, no more than two or three days old and still carrying around his umbilical cord.

Mar 26, 2025 · The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) first saw this new baby whale with a group of orcas on March 20 in the eastern Juan de Fuca Strait. According to PWWA’s executive director Erin Gless,...

Dec 30, 2024 · Whale watchers were relieved to see a baby orca off the Kitsap Peninsula’s Point No Point Monday afternoon. They mistakenly believed it was J61, the newest member of the Northwest’s endangered...