#l72

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L72 Racer: 1986-

Probable granddaughter of L37 Kimo

Daughter of L43 Jellyroll

Mother of L105 Fluke

Sister of L95 Nigel and L104 Domino

Possible great-niece of L16

Possible niece of L7 Canuck

Possible cousin of L53 and L76 Mowgli

(Prince of Whale Whale Watching - June 19, 2007)

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January 22, 2022: L Pod- Haro Strait

L105 Fluke

L22 Spirit

L83 Moonlight and L122 Magic

L25 Ocean Sun, L72 Racer, and L105 Fluke

L125 Element

L115 Mystic and L121 Windsong

L106 Pooka

L113 Cousteau

L105 Fluke and L85 Mystery

L85 Mystery

L116 Finn, L22 Spirit, L82 Kasatka, L77 Matia

L72 Racer and L105 Fluke

L55 Nugget and L109 Takoda

L87 Onyx

L55 Nugget

NOTES: L90 Ballena is surfacing with a bow-backed, stiff way, which CWR has begun to notice as when she is presumed to be pregnant. This is her fourth potential, and at 29 years old, she has never been seen with a living calf, likely due to her smaller  size. “ L90 currently has the sway-backed look she has had in the past when we have suspected her to be pregnant. “

L89 Solstice is Missing “ The L54s and L88 were not present during this encounter. Everybody else in L pod was photographed by the end of the day with the exception of L89. Our friend and colleague Jared Towers had had the L12s up off northern Vancouver Island in front of Alert Bay on January 13th and L89 had not been present then either. L89 was last seen on November 5th, 2021 and he looked normal at that time. This is worrisome but we will continue looking for L89 until the rest of the southern residents are thoroughly documented in 2022. “

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #6 - Jan 22, 2022

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February 17, 2021: J, K, and L Pods- Haro Strait

L86 Surprise! and L125

L86 Surprise!, L125, and L109 Pooka

K34 Cali

J26 Mike and J42 Echo

J47 Notch and a friend

L106 Pooka and L86 Surprise!

J46 Star and J53 Kiki

L106 Pooka

L72 Racer

L87 Onyx

L118 Jade and L123 Lazuli

L55 Nugget

J39 Mako

J38 Cookie and L105 Fluke

J27 Blackberry

J26 Mike 

L105 Fluke

J47 Notch

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #8 - Feb 17, 2021

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September 12, 2021: J, K, and L Pods- Haro Strait

K14s and K16s

J41 Eclipse

J57 Phoenix

L91 Muncher, L122 Magic, and L72 Racer

L72 Racer and L105 Fluke

K35 Sonata, K26 Lobo, and K42 Kelp

J41 Eclipse and J19 Shachi

J58 Crescent 

K34 Cali

L105 Fluke

K33 Tika

Important Note: WDFW has confirmed that J19 Shachi, J36 Alki, and J37 Hy’shqa are in the late stages of pregnancy

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research  Encounter #71 - Sept 12, 2021

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January 30, 2019: L Pod- Canadian side of Haro Strait and Juan de Fuca Strait

L105 Fluke

L55 Nugget, L109 Takoda, L86 Surprise!

L106 Pooka

L55 Nugget, L123 Lazuli, L109 Takoda

L118 Jade, L55 Nugget, L123 Lazuli, L109 Takoda

L103 Lapis

L83 Moonlight and L110 Midnight

L72 Racer and L105 Fluke

L90 Ballena and L105 Fluke

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #6 - Jan 30, 2019

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September 15, 2021: J, K, and L Pods- Haro Strait

L123 Lazuli

L125 Element, L72 Racer, L82 Kasatka, and L83 Moonlight

K42 Kelp

K35 Sonata

K37 Rainshadow and K12 Sequim

L125 Element, L82 Kasatka, and L83 Moonlight

L115 Mystic and K38 Comet

L83 Moonlight and L118 Jade

L118 Jade and L125 Element

K16 Opus and K35 Sonata

L82 Kasatka

K14 Lea and K26 Lobo

Note:  L47 Marina, a 47 year old female, has been listed as missing and presumed deceased, leaving this population back down to 73 individuals  “One of the other single whales in the area was L115 traveling by himself. This was our third encounter in a row where we have photographed all the L47s except for L47 herself. We had heard that a DFO team had not been able to find her from their field work out in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca earlier in the Summer. Unfortunately, it is indeed looking like L47 is missing. “ Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #74 - Sept 15, 2021