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Granny (J2)
Matriarch of the Southern Resident killer whale population, estimated to have lived over 100 years, regarded as possibly the oldest known orca before her disappearance around 2016.
apps Top Granny (J2) Alternatives
The top alternative to Granny (J2) in 2026 is Mocha Dick with a score of 9.5/10, followed by Ruffles (J1) (9.2) and Tahlequah (J35) (9.1).
Mocha Dick
Mocha Dick was a large sperm whale that resided in the Pacific Ocean near Mocha Island, Chile during the early 19th cent...
Ruffles (J1)
Ruffles was a male Southern Resident orca, specifically part of the J1 matriline. He gained recognition through his dist...
Tahlequah (J35)
Tahlequah is a wild orca belonging to the Southern Resident killer whale population. She gained international recognitio...
Ocean Sun (L25)
The Ocean Sun (L25) was a critically important member of the Southern Resident killer whale population. This individual...
52-hertz whale
Unidentified whale first detected in 1989 via US Navy hydrophones that vocalizes at approximately 52 Hz, far above any k...
Varvara
Gray whale documented completing the longest recorded migration of any mammal—over 22,000 km round trip—between Russia's...
Iceberg
All-white adult male orca first photographed in 2010 near Russia's Commander Islands, widely regarded as the only known...
Kavna
Kavna was a beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium who lived to be 46, making her one of the oldest recorded belugas and...
Patches
Patches is a North Atlantic right whale closely observed by researchers studying the critically endangered marine mammal...
Luna (L98)
Southern Resident orca separated from his pod around 2001 in Nootka Sound, British Columbia, who lived alone for years a...
Flex
Flex is a western gray whale famously tracked via satellite in 2010, revealing an unprecedented migration route from Rus...
Slick (J16)
A wild Southern Resident killer whale estimated to be born in 1972, notable as the long-lived matriarch of the J16 matri...
Onyx (L87)
A wild Southern Resident killer whale born in 1992, uniquely notable for traveling with the J-pod after his own matrilin...
Princess Angeline (J17)
A wild Southern Resident killer whale born around 1977, notable as the matriarch of her family group until her presumed...
Springer (A73)
Northern Resident orca found emaciated and alone near Seattle in 2002 and repatriated to her natal pod off Vancouver Isl...
Orkid
Female orca born at SeaWorld San Diego in 1988 to Kandu V and Orky II, among the earliest second-generation captive-born...
Old Tom
Orca who cooperated with shore whalers at Twofold Bay, New South Wales, for decades until his death in 1930, herding bal...
Mike (J26)
A wild Southern Resident killer whale born in 1991, recognized as a prominent mature adult male within the endangered J-...
Kandu V
Female orca at SeaWorld San Diego who died in 1989 after a collision with Corky II ruptured an artery, an incident captu...
Orky II
Male orca captured off British Columbia in the late 1960s and held at Marineland of the Pacific, later transferred to Se...
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