vrijdag 6 februari 2009

New calf born J44

Feb. 6
The calf is "J44," but its mother is not yet known.

Photo by Kenneth Balcomb,
Center for Whale Research,
San Juan Island

"Because orca families stay close to newborns and share in their care, it is hard to determine at first who is the mother, the sister or the grandmother," Balcomb said in the Kitsap Sun.

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