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Research done by the Center for Whale Research, Transient Killer Whale Project, and Bay Cetology
Photo Credit: Photo-identification Catalogue, Population Status, and Distribution of Bigg’s Killer Whales known from Coastal Waters of British Columbia, Canada
T064/V11 Keku
Photo Credit: Dena Matkin
T064A1 Mawenzi
Photo Credit: Photo-identification Catalogue, Population Status, and Distribution of Bigg’s Killer Whales known from Coastal Waters of British Columbia, Canada
T064A Minke
Photo Credit: Dena Matkin
T064A2 Tonsai
T064 Matriline
T064 Matriline
Current Matriarch: T064 Keku
Number of Individuals: 11 (8 living- 4 female, 4 unknown gender; 3 deceased- 3 unknown gender)
T064/V11 Keku (Female; <1971)
T064A Minke/Minki (Female; 1993)
T064A1 Mawenzi (Unknown; 2009-2011 (2))
Had a white patch on the left hand side of their dorsal fin at the base
T064A2 Tonsai (Unknown; 2012-2013 (1))
T064A3 Sparrow Rose/Sparrow (Unknown; 2014)
T064A4 Nova (Unknown; 2018)
T064A5 (Unknown; 2021)
T064B Amabilidad (Female; 2002)
In 2018, T064B was seen with a dead salmon in her mouth, which is unusual because Transients are strictly mammal eating whales. It is possible that she was playing with the salmon
T064B1 Peaches (Female; 2013)
Has a white patch on the left side of their dorsal fin at the base
T064B1A (Unknown; 2024)
T064B2 Pelosi (Unknown; 2019)
Has a white patch on the left side of their dorsal fin at the base
T064C (Unknown; >~2008?-<~2012 (<~1?))
Birth and Death years are unknown, but they presumably were born and died between 2008 and 2012, since they're not listed in the 2008 catalog and are listed as deceased by 2012
Photo Credit: Ketchikan Whale Watching
T064A3 Sparrow Rose/Sparrow
Photo Credit: Adam Ü
T064A4 Nova
Photo Credit: Adam Ü
T064A5
Photo Credit: Gabrille Lopez
T064B Amabilidad
Photo Credit: Gabrille Lopez
T064B1 Peaches
Photo Credit: Gabrille Lopez
T064B1A
Photo Credit: Brendon Bissonnette
T064B2 Pelosi
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