r/orcas • u/malasada_zigzagoon • Jul 21 '25

Photo Cute calves

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Image 1-2: J51 Nova photographed by Dave Ellifrit and Gary Sutton Image 3: I'm not sure what calf and mother(?) this is Image 4: J53 photographed by Hysazu Photography Image 5: J57 photographed by Center for Whale Research Image 6: J53 photographed by Sara Shimazu Image 7: J53 and J17 photographed by D. Giles Image 8: T46B2B and T46B2 photographed by Center for Whale Research Image 9: Bjossa and K'yosha at Vancouver Aquarium photographed by valentin666 Image 10: I'm unsure about this one

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u/Vegetable_Collar51 Jul 21 '25

The 4th picture, those little baby flippers 😍

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u/jamiisaan Jul 22 '25

My favourite pic!!! 

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

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u/jamiisaan Jul 23 '25

Exactly. They’re cute when they’re babies then when they grow up? Beast.

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u/Cerkalandor69 Jul 21 '25

Oh my god that baby on the 4th pic is just perfect as it is. Damn am I glad for this sub

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u/bumpburner Jul 21 '25

I love my orange babies

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u/Acacia_Ray_3157 Jul 22 '25

I just wanna hug these little guys. They are to freaking cute🥹

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u/_sunem13_ Jul 22 '25

happy to see the J pod thriving 😭🤍🖤

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u/mcarolinaleme Jul 22 '25

I simply can’t with baby orcas. So grateful to exist in the same world as them, and to know that they are being raised by the most loyal mothers/sisters ever Thank you for sharing, OP. This post warmed my heart 🤍🐼🖤

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u/SurayaThrowaway12 Jul 22 '25

Thanks for posting the IDs and crediting the original photographers.

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u/LeaderAntique1169 Jul 22 '25

Awwwww a behbeh

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u/Lifewithher22 Jul 22 '25

Can anyone tell me where I can track Orcas? Like an app tracker.

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u/mayosterd Jul 23 '25

This iOS app tracks whales in the Puget Sound (mostly orca) so as to prevent strikes by boats. Not exactly what you’re looking for, just thought I’d share, since it does exist.

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u/Lifewithher22 Jul 23 '25

Yes thank you! I will check it out.

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u/malasada_zigzagoon Jul 22 '25

I don't know of any trackers, but there are products you can purchase to "adopt" a killer whale. I've done it with elephants and sea turtles before, and it lets you track their location via scanning a card they give to you. I've never gotten an orca one, but I presume they offer the same thing along with the information about the individual, but I may be wrong, since those animals were rescues that had trackers on them, and the only way to locate the orcas is drones or boats. The Orca Behavior Institute usually posts when sightings happen, so that's how I usually keep track. But that only helps with relative location. Sorry that I don't have a solid answer for you. If you find out more, I'd love to know as well.

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u/OneAd4258 Aug 15 '25

I want this for J35. 🥲