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New Male Orca Calf Born To Southern Resident J35
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 21, 5:56 AM PDT
updated Oct 24, 7:22 AM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KING 5 (NBC), KIRO 7 (CBS) and KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A new male orca calf was born to Southern Resident J35 and spotted in WA with the J pod, KIRO 7, KCPQ and KING 5 reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 24, 8:05 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- New male calf born to Southern Resident orca J35 · KIRO 7 (CBS)
- New orca calf spotted in WA with southern resident killer whale J pod · KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle)
- New male orca calf born to Southern Resident J35 · KING 5 (NBC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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