Killer whale individuals

Lunga - ESRG_004

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PREVIOUS NAMES AND CODES
None
FIRST SEEN: 2013
SIZE: Small
SEX: Unknown
NOTES
Likely calf of Bozza, young; always associated with Bozza. It just stayed around SLI for about a week in 2013, always together with Puma, Nene and Tazzina. Very playful with Nene and Tazzina, often showed tail

FEATURES

- General
Light grey in colour with lighter saddle patch

- Right side
No visible features in the pictures obtained in 2013

- Left side
Many lines in the whole left side
L1) A group of white lines, parallel, forming together like a triangle pointing down in the
saddle patch. It resembles a scribble made by moving a pen back and forth. This is
the most peculiar features of Lunga
L2) A group of three long parallel and almost horizontal lines crossed by a right
inclined one towards the back of the animal
L3) Two light grey short lines pointing down, placed at the dorsal edge of the body,
where the saddle patch ends

- Fin
Narrow fin, elongated pointing towards the back of the animal. Very peculiar shape

- Tail
Bottom side yellowish in color
T1: six vertical whitish lines in the left part of the bottom side of the tail