swap_horiz Onyx (L87) Alternatives

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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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52-hertz whale

A North Atlantic right whale was discovered in the late 1980s through recordings from US Navy hydrophones. This animal e...

Research Hybrid Wild 1980S 2020S

8.8 Great

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Varvara

Varvara is a gray whale extensively studied during the 2010s. Researchers tracked her remarkable migration across the No...

Research Migration Wild 2010S

8.8 Great

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Granny (J2)

Matriarch of the Southern Resident killer whale population, estimated to have lived over 100 years, regarded as possibly...

Research Historical Wild Orca

8.5 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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Patches

Patches is a North Atlantic right whale closely observed by researchers studying the critically endangered marine mammal...

Research Pacific Wild 2010S 2020S

8.0 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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Flex

Flex is a western gray whale famously tracked via satellite in 2010, revealing an unprecedented migration route from Rus...

Research Migration Wild 2010S

7.7 Good

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Slick (J16)

A wild Southern Resident killer whale estimated to be born in 1972, notable as the long-lived matriarch of the J16 matri...

Research Wild Orca Southern Resident

7.6 Good

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Qila

Qila was a beluga whale born at the Vancouver Aquarium in Canada in 1995, notable for being the first beluga to be conce...

Research Captive Beluga Vancouver Aquarium

7.5 Good

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Princess Angeline (J17)

A wild Southern Resident killer whale born around 1977, notable as the matriarch of her family group until her presumed...

Research Wild Orca Southern Resident

7.3 Good

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Springer (A73)

Northern Resident orca found emaciated and alone near Seattle in 2002 and repatriated to her natal pod off Vancouver Isl...

2000S Rescue Wild Orca

7.2 Good

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Orkid

Female orca born at SeaWorld San Diego in 1988 to Kandu V and Orky II, among the earliest second-generation captive-born...

Research Captive Orca Seaworld

7.1 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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Mike (J26)

A wild Southern Resident killer whale born in 1991, recognized as a prominent mature adult male within the endangered J-...

Research Wild Orca Southern Resident

7.0 Good

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Scar

A marine whale documented by North Atlantic researchers, notable for its distinct physical markings that inspired its ca...

Canada Wild Orca Friendly

6.6 Fair

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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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Feral Judy

Feral Judy is a North Atlantic right whale monitored by researchers in the United States to study the demographics and h...

Research Wild Atlantic 1980S 2020S

6.3 Fair