Killer whale individuals

Bozza - ESRG_007

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PREVIOUS NAMES AND CODES
None
FIRST SEEN: 2013
SIZE: Medium
SEX: Female
NOTES
Likely mother of Lunga; always associated with Lunga. It just stayed around SLI for about a week in 2013, always together with Puma, Nene and Tazzina. Often remained a bit separated from the other individuals, in particular while the young ones where socializing close to the pool. Rarely shows the saddle patch completely

FEATURES

- General
Black in colour with light grey saddle patch. One of the biggest female.
Most caracteristic feature is a couple of "bumps" on the back edge where the saddle patch meets the fin. They are visible from both sides

- Right side
Lots of small and thin lines, from light to dark grey in colour. None of them particularly caracteristic (but no close up picture available)

- Left side
Quite a few small and thin lines, from light to dark grey in colour, not very conspicuous. Most caracteristic ones are:
L1) Two short and thick almost black lines in the lower part of the saddle patch. Rarely visible
L2) Two dark grey, fin horizontal lines crossing the saddle patch towards the back..Not very conspicuous

- Fin
Quite big fin
F1) two very tiny notches, one in the front, almost at the tip, and one on the back edge towards the tip. They are very small and visible only on very sharp pictures