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Mocha Dick

Mocha Dick was a large sperm whale that resided in the Pacific Ocean near Mocha Island, Chile during the early 19th cent...

19TH Century Historical Wild Folklore

9.5 Brilliant

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Ruffles (J1)

Ruffles was a male Southern Resident orca, specifically part of the J1 matriline. He gained recognition through his dist...

Research Historical Wild Orca

9.2 Excellent

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Tahlequah (J35)

Tahlequah is a wild orca belonging to the Southern Resident killer whale population. She gained international recognitio...

Wild Orca 2010S 2020S Southern Resident

9.1 Excellent

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Ocean Sun (L25)

The Ocean Sun (L25) was a critically important member of the Southern Resident killer whale population. This individual...

Research Historical Wild Orca

9.0 Excellent

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Varvara

Gray whale documented completing the longest recorded migration of any mammal—over 22,000 km round trip—between Russia's...

Research Migration Wild 2010S

8.8 Great

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Humphrey

Humpback whale who twice swam into San Francisco Bay and up the Sacramento River—in 1985 and again in 1990—prompting lar...

California Rescue Wild 1980S 1990S

8.7 Great

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Benny

Benny is a beluga whale famously sighted feeding in the River Thames in the United Kingdom during 2018, drawing signific...

UK Wild 2010S Beluga

8.4 Great

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Iceberg

All-white adult male orca first photographed in 2010 near Russia's Commander Islands, widely regarded as the only known...

Russia Wild 2010S Orca

8.3 Great

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Luna (L98)

Southern Resident orca separated from his pod around 2001 in Nootka Sound, British Columbia, who lived alone for years a...

Wild 1990S 2000S Orca Southern Resident

7.7 Good

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Old Tom

Orca who cooperated with shore whalers at Twofold Bay, New South Wales, for decades until his death in 1930, herding bal...

Australia 19TH Century Historical Wild

7.0 Good

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Spinnaker

A North Atlantic whale cataloged by marine researchers, distinguished by its unique physical markings used for ongoing s...

Research Wild 2000S 2010S Humpback

6.5 Fair

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Threadfin

A North Atlantic whale studied by marine biologists, notable for the unique fin or fluke markings that inspired its cata...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

6.2 Fair

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Clipper

A North Atlantic whale tracked by researchers, distinguished by its unique physical markings used for ongoing population...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

6.1 Fair

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Freckles

A whale included in marine research catalogs, notable for its distinct speckled physical markings that inspired its assi...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

5.9 Mediocre

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Reflection

A whale tracked within North Atlantic research databases, notable for its distinct physical markings that allow for indi...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

5.8 Mediocre

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Valley

A North Atlantic whale monitored by scientists, recognized by its unique physical markings that facilitate long-term obs...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

5.7 Mediocre

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Apostrophe

A cataloged North Atlantic whale, distinguished by specific physical markings that allow scientists to track its annual...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

5.6 Mediocre

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Geometry

A whale documented by North Atlantic researchers, notable for its distinct geometric physical markings used in scientifi...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

5.5 Mediocre

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Watchman

Watchman is a North Atlantic right whale individually tracked by researchers in the United States to monitor the critica...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

5.5 Mediocre

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Putter

A whale documented by marine biologists, notable for its specific physical markings included in long-term scientific tra...

Research Wild Atlantic Humpback

5.3 Mediocre