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L77 Matia: 1987-

Possible granddaughter of L12 Alexis

Daughter of L77 Matia

Mother of L114 Capella, L119 Joy, and L124 Whistle

Grandmother of L126 Ken

Sister of L41 Mega, L64 Radar, and L94 Calypso

Aunt of L113 Cousteau, L121 WIndsong, and L127 Scuba

Possible niece of L10 Okum

(Melisa Pinnow - Sept. 6, 2017)

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September 13, 2021: L Pod- Everest

L88 Wave Walker and L54 Ino

L85 Mystery

L124 Whistle and L77 Matia

L117 Keta

L117 Keta, L108 Coho, L121 Windsong

L94 Calypso and L121 Windsong

L89 Solstice

L88 Wave Walker and L108 Coho

L88 Wave Walker

L77 Matia

L25 Ocean Sun

L22 Spirit and L88 Wave Walker

L22 Spirit

Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #72 - Sept 13, 2021

L77 and L124.

Credit: Mark Malleson.

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Osvaldo Borsani :: L-77 Lounge Chair :: 1953

#osvaldo borsani #borsani #l-77 #l77 #lounge chair #chair #design

“Matia’s wandering family”

The Southern resident killer whales number less than a hundred. Eighty-three (just seventy-six as of 2017) members of one, big, extended family that roams the Salish sea and beyond. On this painting are the remaining members of the L12 matriline. Once lead by L12 Alexis, its members now solely consist of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren she left behind. The L12 matriline has always been a close-knit group that took its own course, away from the rest of the L-pod, and they continue to do so today. They tend to go further south than the others, and never wander far from each other.

Swimming in front is L77, Matia. Her second calf is L119 Joy, who can be seen in the background as the leftmost whale. Behind Joy is Matia’s big brother Mega, L41. Swimming on the right, with a calf by her side, is L94 Calypso, Matia’s eight year younger sister. Calypso is a mother to one of the babyboom calves: born in 2015, one-year-old L121 Windsong stays close to her flank. On Calypso’s right side swims her older daughter L113 Cousteau who is now seven years old. By watching her mother care for Windsong she may be learning for the day when she will hopefully have a calf of her own.

This painting was made as a commission for EarthEmerald on Deviantart.

The paper was too big to scan in it’s entirety (and apparently a corner lifted lol) but I spent all day working on this commission of L83: Moonlight, and L77: Matia. I really loved working on this!