List of northern resident killer whale pods
This is a list of Northern resident killer whale pods that live off the coast of British Columbia, Canada as of March 2013. The Northern Resident community is found in coastal waters ranging from mid-Vancouver Island to Southeastern Alaska up through the Queen Charlotte Islands. Northern residents live in close-knit family groups known as pods that frequently split in subpods during the winter months and feed only on fish. They have never been seen spending time with other communities, although their territories often overlap.
Pods
| Pod | Matrilines | Individuals | Notable members | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Clan | ||||
| A1 | 3 | 20 | Stubbs (A1)*, Nicola (A2)*, Tsitika (A30)* | See main article |
| A4 | 3 | 15 | Yakat (A11)*, Kelsy (A24), Siwiti (A48)*, Springer (A73) | See main article |
| A5 | 3 | 10 | Top Notch (A5)*, Eve (A9)*, Sharky (A25)*, Corky (A16) | See main article |
| B1 | 1 | 6 | Hooker (B1)* | Used to have a large proportion of males |
| C1 | 2 | 16 | Namu (C1)* | Its two matrilines most often travel separately |
| D1 | 2 | 12 | Wrap Fin (D1)* | Its two matrilines are most often encountered together |
| H1 | 1 | 5 | Has been encountered infrequently | |
| I1 | 1 | 18 | Has been encountered very infrequently | |
| I2 | 1 | 3 | Has been encountered very infrequently | |
| I18 | 2 | 24 | ||
| G Clan | ||||
| G1 | 4 | 34 | ||
| G12 | 2 | 16 | ||
| I11 | 2 | 26 | ||
| I31 | 2 | 10 | ||
| R Clan | ||||
| R1 | 4 | 38 | Spans a record five generations | |
| W1 | 1 | 1 | Will eventually die out as there is no reproductive female. | |
Asterisk indicates deceased member.
Books
Ford, John K.B.; Ellis, Graeme M.; & Balcomb, Kenneth C. (2000). Killer Whales (2nd ed.). UBC Press. ISBN 0-7748-0800-4.
Hoyt, Erich. (1990). Orca: The Whale Called Killer (3rd ed.). London: Robert Hale Limited. ISBN 0-920656-25-0.
Morton, Alexandra. (2002). Listening To Whales : What the Orcas Have Taught Us. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-44288-1.