AUGUST 7, 2009 K and L pod whales going into the west end of Active Pass

Departure time: 0950

Vessel: Five Star Charter's Supercat

Sighting #1: Southern 'Resident' fish eating killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Time: 1134 - 1200

Start location: West side of Pender Island, .5 miles south of Active Pass

End location: West side of Active Pass
Pods and individuals identified: K and L - L72, L74, K21, K40

Cool killer whale fact: Males become sexually mature in their early teens, and fully grown in their early 20's

Links

Center for Whale Research killer whale fact page, photo ID and matrilines

Orca Adoption Program at Friday Harbour Whale Museum

Orcasound online hydrophone network

Orca Sightings Network

American Cetacean Society fact sheet

K40, Raggedy, a female estimated to be 46 years old

K21, Cappuccino, a 23 year old male believed to be very closely related to K40 because they nearly always travel together