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Four orca calves are finally named - contributed photo/ The Whale Museum
contributed photo/ The Whale Museum
Four orca calves are finally named

September 22, 2011 · 4:22 PM

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After several weeks of public voting with more than 6,500 votes counted, four Southern resident orca calves have new names. The newly named babies are shown clockwise, from top to bottom, Saturna (K-43), Notch (J-47), Mystic (L-115) and Finn (L-116).

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