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July 1, 2020: K Pod- Haro Strait

K20 Spock, K34 Cali, and K38 Comet

K22 Sekiu 

K43 Saturna 

K27 Deadhead and K44 Ripple 

K34 Cali 

K33 Tika

K20 Spock kelping 

K38 Comet and K20 Spock kelping 

K37 Rainshadow 

K12 Sequim 

Photo Credit: The Center for Whale Research: Encounter #31 - July 1, 2020

Last seen heading south towards Blackney Pass, BC, Canada, the arrival of K pod is awesome. L pod followed soon after and they were both seen off of Lime Kiln. Reports from today showed that the K12′s and the K13′s were doing the ‘West Side Shuffle’. Hopefully, the rest of the Southern Residents will be coming home soon.  “Lots of excitement as soon as we woke this morning with news that K pod had arrived to San Juan Island. We'd been expecting them after hearing they were Southbound from Hanson Island at noon on June 29th - 205 Nautical miles away. They passed Lime Kiln at 9:15am - 45 hours later. So they averaged 4.5 knots at continuous travel. And good news is that they were foraging at False Bay.” -David and Barbara Howitt, All Aboard Sailing

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Meet the Matrilines: The K13′s

Until 2017, the K13′s sometimes traveled by themselves. Since then, they have traveled with the rest of K pod. 

K20 Spock - Female, daughter of K13 Skagit, mother of K38 Comet, sister of K27 Deadhead and K34 Cali, aunt of K44 Ripple. She has a broad, straight dorsal fin and is often confused for a sprouting male. She is 34 years old

K38 Comet - Male, son of K20 Spock, nephew of K27 Deadhead and K34 Cali, cousin of K44 Ripple. He is 16 years old. 

K27 Deadhead - Female, daughter of K13 Skagit, sister of K20 Spock and K34 Cali, mother of K44 Ripple, aunt of K38 Comet. She is 26 years old. 

K44 Ripple - Male, son of K27 Deadhead, nephew of K20 Spock and K34 Cali, cousin of K38 Comet. He is 9 years old. 

K34 Cali - Male, son of K13 Skagit, brother of K20 Spock and K27 Deadhead, uncle of K44 Ripple and K38 Comet. He is 19 years old.