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Mocha Dick

Mocha Dick was a large sperm whale that resided in the Pacific Ocean near Mocha Island, Chile during the early 19th cent...

19TH Century Historical Wild Folklore

9.5 Brilliant

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Ruffles (J1)

Ruffles was a male Southern Resident orca, specifically part of the J1 matriline. He gained recognition through his dist...

Research Historical Wild Orca

9.2 Excellent

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Tahlequah (J35)

Tahlequah is a wild orca belonging to the Southern Resident killer whale population. She gained international recognitio...

Wild Orca 2010S 2020S Southern Resident

9.1 Excellent

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Ocean Sun (L25)

The Ocean Sun (L25) was a critically important member of the Southern Resident killer whale population. This individual...

Research Historical Wild Orca

9.0 Excellent

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52-hertz whale

A North Atlantic right whale was discovered in the late 1980s through recordings from US Navy hydrophones. This animal e...

Research Hybrid Wild 1980S 2020S

8.8 Great

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Varvara

Varvara is a gray whale extensively studied during the 2010s. Researchers tracked her remarkable migration across the No...

Research Migration Wild 2010S

8.8 Great

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Humphrey

Humphrey was a humpback whale famous for twice swimming into the freshwater San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento River D...

California Rescue Wild 1980S 1990S

8.7 Great

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Granny (J2)

Granny, designated J2 by researchers, was a female killer whale in the Southern Resident community of the northeastern P...

Research Historical Wild Orca

8.5 Great

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Tokitae (Lolita)

Tokitae, also known as Lolita, was a female orca belonging to the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population....

Controversial Captive Orca Miami Seaquarium

8.4 Great

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Morgan

Morgan is a female orca rescued from the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands in 2010 and rehabilitated at Dolfinarium Harderwi...

Controversial Rescue Orca 2010S 2020S

8.4 Great

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Benny

Benny is the nickname given to a beluga whale that was sighted feeding in the River Thames in the United Kingdom during...

UK Wild 2010S Beluga

8.4 Great

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Iceberg

Iceberg is the name given to a mature, all-white adult male orca who was first documented by an international team of ma...

Russia Wild 2010S Orca

8.3 Great

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Luna (L98)

Luna (officially designated L98) was a male Southern Resident orca who became separated from his L-pod family in 2001 an...

Wild 1990S 2000S Orca Southern Resident

7.7 Good

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Slick (J16)

Slick, catalogued as J16, is a female killer whale belonging to the Southern Resident population of the northeastern Pac...

Research Wild Orca Southern Resident

7.6 Good

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Onyx (L87)

Onyx, catalogued as L87, is a male Southern Resident killer whale born in 1992. He belongs to the endangered population...

Research Wild Orca Southern Resident

7.4 Good

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Princess Angeline (J17)

Princess Angeline, catalogued as J17, was a female Southern Resident killer whale in the northeastern Pacific. She was b...

Research Wild Orca Southern Resident

7.3 Good

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Springer (A73)

Springer, also designated A73, is a female killer whale of the Northern Resident community in the northeastern Pacific....

2000S Rescue Wild Orca

7.2 Good

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Old Tom

Old Tom was a well-known killer whale associated with the shore-whaling operation at Twofold Bay, near Eden in New South...

Australia 19TH Century Historical Wild

7.0 Good

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Mike (J26)

A wild Southern Resident killer whale born in 1991, recognized as a prominent mature adult male within the endangered J-...

Research Wild Orca Southern Resident

7.0 Good

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Sumar

Sumar was a male captive killer whale born at SeaWorld Orlando on 14 May 1998. He was transferred to SeaWorld San Diego...

Entertainment Captive Orca Seaworld

5.9 Mediocre