Orca calf that was trapped in B.C. lagoon for weeks swims free

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

I hope she is able to locate and rejoin her pod or is adopted by another pod. I didn't realize her mom was pregnant but previous reports made it sound as if the sandbar where her mother died was in between where the calf was located and the way back out to open the ocean and that the calf was avoiding that area. This is excellent news nonetheless...​

Orca calf that was trapped in B.C. lagoon for weeks swims free

An orca calf that was stranded in a remote B.C. lagoon for weeks after her pregnant mother died swam out to freedom early Friday morning.

bc.ctvnews.ca

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[MarathonMike]

Apparently male orcas are much harder to raise than females so I wonder if the sex of the calf would help or hurt it's chances of adoption by a pod.

Killer whale mums pay high price for raising sons

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