Center for Whale Research staff confirm
L110 is a boy, October 20, 2007
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
Look closely: L110's eye is clearly visible just below a thin layer of water as he is playfully pushed to the surface by his mother L83 (not visible just below the young calf).
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
It's a boy. This photo is the Center's first confirmation that L110 is a boy. Note the markings on the underside near the belly button of the young whale.
photo by Ken Balcomb. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
Crowds gather at the bow of a Washington state ferry to wtch the whales pass in Haro Strait.
Encounter #75
Oct. 20, 2007
J, K, and L pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 11:10 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 11:26 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 37.23 N
Start Long: 123° 13.68 W
End Encounter: 1:10 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 41.578 N
End Long: 123° 14.52 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 2:10 p.m.
Observers: Ken Balcomb and Dave Ellifrit
