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Surprise! New calf spotted in southern resident orca L Pod
By Q13 News Staff
Big news for the southern residents!
SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. - Researchers noticed something new when the J, K and L pods were all spotted in the Haro Strait on Tuesday morning: a new calf, L125! 
According to Ken Balcomb with the Center for Whale Research, all three pods were seen swimming in the Haro Strait and Swanson Channel. CWR staff then spotted a calf trailing 30-year-old orca, L86, also known as Suprise!
The Center for Whale Research said that L125 s size and shape are typical of a calf in good physical condition. Given its size and fetal folds, it s estimated that the calf is a month to a month-and-a-half old. It is unknown the sex of the new orca calf.   ....

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