FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. \u2014 There\u2019s a new little splash-maker in the Salish Sea! <\/p>\n
The Center for Whale Research has confirmed the sighting of a new calf, designated L130, among the endangered southern resident killer whales of L Pod. <\/p>\n
Researchers spotted the youngster with the pod on Sunday.<\/p>\n
While the calf\u2019s maternity and sex have not yet been confirmed, researchers say more observations are underway to learn more about the newest addition. <\/p>\n
Based on its size, behavior, and physical characteristics, L130 is estimated to be between 1 and 3 months old.<\/p>\n
The sighting offers a welcome moment for scientists and whale watchers alike as they continue monitoring the endangered population. <\/p>\n
The Center for Whale Research, which has spent 50 years studying and documenting southern resident killer whales, said additional field observations will help determine the calf\u2019s family connections.<\/p>\n
For now, researchers are celebrating the arrival of L130 and welcoming the calf to L Pod.<\/p>\n
All images associated with the sighting were provided by the Center for Whale Research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. \u2014 There\u2019s a new little splash-maker in the Salish Sea! The Center for Whale Research…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711011,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-711010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}