A new orca calf has been observed swimming with its family in Active Pass, near Mayne and Galiano islands in B.C.

The baby, J64, arrived about a week after another calf in the pod was spotted dead last month, said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research.

J64 was first reported to the centre on Sept. 18, and was then sighted by the centre's own researchers on Sept. 23, with the entirety of its pod.

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“This calf was where it was supposed to be, right alongside its mom. It was pretty socially well integrated, a lot of young females were spending a lot of time around this calf,” Weiss said.

The J pod is part of the southern resident killer whale population. They are highly social animals and tend to stay wi

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