This is Splash
He is a male, about 9 years old. In the above picture, you can see that
his teeth are missing, the result of an accident while roughhousing. (the
roots got infected..)
Compare his size with below:
Here is Corky:
She is about 37 years old. Her most distinctive mark is the notch on her
left fluke. (Kasatka has a notch on the right.) She is longer then
Ulysses, but Ulysses is much bulkier.
Orkid is 12 years old:
Slightly larger than Splash, she seems to have a "perfect complexion" which
makes it difficult (for me, at least) to positively identify her. The shape
of her genital spot distinguishes her from the other females.
Takara has a stain (birthmark) on her lower jaw.
Takara and Kasatka: (Daughter and Mother)
Kasatka during her pregnancy. (7-2001)
... and the result. (9-1-2001)
He does not yet have a name. See more pictures here
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Summar, at 1 year old. |
Keto at 4. |
Summar has been playing with Corky and Bjossa, recently. He's grown quite
a bit, and is now 3.
Keet, a male, was moved to San Diego from Texas in November, 1999. He
was moved to Ohio, (2000) and now is back in San Diego. (2001)
Bjossa came to San Diego from Vancouver, Canada in Spring, 2001.
Here she is with Summar:
And of course, Ulysses, the largest Orca at San Diego. He weighs in at
9000 pounds. He is slightly shorter than Corky (inches) but a lot bigger
around.
These pictures are all full size, for personal use.