Killer whale individuals
Puma - ESRG_011
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PREVIOUS NAMES AND CODES
- Whisky (Yates et al. 2004)
- KLWB03 (Yates et al. 2007)
- Whiskey, SLI-002 (Freund 2010)
FIRST SEEN: 2004
SIZE: Medium
SEX: Female
NOTES
Likely mother of Tazzina and Nene; often enters the weanling pool; only killer whale actually seen predating seals in the pool
FEATURES
- General
Black in color, with light grey saddle patch
- Right side
R1) A grey asterisk in the upper left part of the saddle patch. Together with R2 it is the most distinctive feature on the right side
R2) Two black signs on the bottom of the saddle patch, resembling a house ceiling (the one on the left) and the letter "Y" (the one on the right). These signs are visible only if the saddle patch is completely outside of the water
R3) A grey, right inclined letter "A", in the middle of the saddle patch, between R1 and R2. Often it is not clearly visible
R4) Two almost parallel long lines on the left of the saddle patch, in the black colored part of the animal. Not always visible
R5) A little curved sign on the left of the fin. It starts on the left side of the animal and finishes in the right side, in the upper part of the saddle patch.
R6) Four slightly curved and parallel lines in front of the fin. Not always visible
- Left side
L1) A grey sign resembling the letter "V" in the left part of the saddle patch.
L2) A whitish curved line that delimits the saddle patch on its right side
L3) A grey, little sign on the upper part of the saddle patch, probabl continuation of R5
- Fin
F1) Medium size fin, with curved shape
F2) Two little, oblique, parallel signs on the left side of the fin, starting on the back edge of the fin and going downward. Only visible from close distance, it represents the only element to recognize it while in the pool, where usually only the fin is visible
F3) 5 dots (probably other killer whale bite) plus two curved signs on the left side of the fin.
New scars appeared in January 2014