SEATTLE — A new orca calf was spotted in Puget Sound last week that is part of the family of the last killer whale that was captured in U.S. waters.
The new Bigg’s, or mammal-hunting, orca calf was spotted in the Salish Sea on Thursday and seen several additional times over the weekend, according to the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA).
The calf was seen swimming directly alongside its mother, T046B3 or “Sedna.” The PWWA says Sedna is part of “a well-known family of orcas, a family whose story was nearly cut short almost 50 years ago.”
Sedna’s grandmother, T046 or “Wake,” was
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