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Research done by the Center for Whale Research, Transient Killer Whale Project, and Bay Cetology
Photo Credit: Tofino Photography
Photo Credit: Jared Towers
T011/Q4 Wakana
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T011A/Q8 Rainy
T011 Matriline
T011 Matriline
Current Matriarch: None, T011A Rainy is the only living member of this matriline
Number of Individuals: 2 (1 living- 1 male; 1 deceased- 1 female)
T011/Q4 Wakana (Female; ~1964-2019 (~56))
Was found to be 6.3m (20.66ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T011A/18 Rainy (Male; 1978)
Was found to be 8.3m (27.23ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study, making him the largest male in the Bigg's Transient Population
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