Photo Credit: Garry Henkel
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T059A
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T059A1A
Photo Credit: Jared Towers
T059A5
Photo Credit: Transients: Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of British Columbia, Washington, and Southeast Alaska
T060B Casper
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T059A1
Photo Credit: Jared Towers
T059A3
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T060 Pantera
Photo Credit: Monika Wieland Shields
T060C Yelnats
Current Matriarch: T059, T060 Pantera (Matrilines considered separate due to group splitting, despite family ties)
Number of Individuals: 16 (14 living- 5 female, 3 male, 6 unknown gender; 2 deceased- 1 female, 1 unknown gender)
T059/E5 (Female; <1970)
Was found to be 6.1m (20.01ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T059A (Female; 1995)
Was found to be 5.7m (18.7ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T059A1 (Female; 2006)
Was found to be 5m (16.4ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T059A1A (Unknown; 2023)
T059A2 (Female; 2009)
Has a white patch on the left side at the base of her dorsal. Was found to be 3.9m (12.79ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T059A3 (Unknown; 2013)
Was found to be 3.5m (11.48ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T059A4 (Unknown; 2017)
T059A5 (Unknown; 2020)
T060 Pantera (Female; ~1980)
Matriline has dispersed from the rest of the group. Was chased by J2, J19, and J41 on October 15, 2007. Was found to be 6m (19.68ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T060A (Female; ~1992-1996? (<~5))
Death year is based on the last known mention of her
T060B Casper (Unknown; 1998-1999 (1))
Pale grey/white individual
T060C Yelnats (Male; 2001)
Was chased by J2, J19, and J41 on October 15, 2007. Was found to be 7.4m (24.27ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T060D Onca (Male; 2004)
Was chased by J2, J19, and J41 on October 15, 2007. Was found to be 4.5m (14.76ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study. Dispersed from the group in 2019
T060E Lynx (Male; 2008)
Was found to be 4.3m (14.1ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study. Dispersed from the group in 2019
T060F Tigris (Female; 2012)
Was found to be 4m (13.12ft) long in a 2020 photogrammetry study
T060G Uncia (Female; 2019)
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T060D Onca
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T060E Lynx
Photo Credit: Monika Wieland Shields
T060F Tigris
Photo Credit: Vancouver Island Whale Watch
T060G Uncia