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'''Orca T46''', also known as '''Wake''', was a transient or Bigg’s [[Orca (Orcinus orca)|killer whale]] thought to have been born in 1966.<ref name=":0">[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-biggs-killer-whale-wake-presumed-dead-1.7074033 'Prolific' killer whale matriarch Wake presumed dead after nearly a year without a sighting] cbc.ca</ref> She was the matriarch of the T46s and one of the most successful mothers with 8 total presumed offspring, 15 possible grand calves, and 5 possible great-grand calves.<ref name=":1">[https://www.orcaconservancy.org/transient-killer-whales Transient Killer Whales] Orca Conservancy</ref> Wake was one of the Budd Inlet Six, a group of 6 transient killer whales that were captured in [[:Category:1976|1976]] and held in Budd Inlet to be sold off to aquariums.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
Wake was last spotted near Alert Bay, B.C., on Feb. 20, 2023.<ref name=":0" /> After nearly a year without a sighting, she is presumed dead.<ref name=":0" /> Her family has been seen repeatedly without her since then.<ref name=":0" /> Despite her absence, the transient population continues to thrive, with the Bigg’s population growing by about four per cent each year.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[List of deceased captive orcas]] | |||
* [[List of living captive orcas]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 7 January 2024
Orca T46, also known as Wake, was a transient or Bigg’s killer whale thought to have been born in 1966.[1] She was the matriarch of the T46s and one of the most successful mothers with 8 total presumed offspring, 15 possible grand calves, and 5 possible great-grand calves.[2] Wake was one of the Budd Inlet Six, a group of 6 transient killer whales that were captured in 1976 and held in Budd Inlet to be sold off to aquariums.[2]
Wake was last spotted near Alert Bay, B.C., on Feb. 20, 2023.[1] After nearly a year without a sighting, she is presumed dead.[1] Her family has been seen repeatedly without her since then.[1] Despite her absence, the transient population continues to thrive, with the Bigg’s population growing by about four per cent each year.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 'Prolific' killer whale matriarch Wake presumed dead after nearly a year without a sighting cbc.ca
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Transient Killer Whales Orca Conservancy