Southern Resident orca profiles 54 l 89 Solstice

Solstice is the only living offspring of Spirit (L-22). His older brother Skana (L-79) was his best friend and this family of three was never seen far apart from each other. In 2013, all of L-pod disappeared from our area for several weeks, except for Spirit, Skana and Solstice who remained off the west side of San Juan Island for approximately three weeks. One day Skana was no longer there and was assumed deceased. He may have been sick and unable to travel with the rest of L-pod, so his mother and brother remained by his side until he died. Solstice has a dorsal fin that protrudes posteriorly starting halfway down, making him easy to identify.

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