J-podB次元官网网址檚 newest member is a girl.

On May 26, Center for Whale Research staff encountered J-pod during a photo-ID and aerial observation survey. During this encounter, the team managed to capture photographs and drone footage of the podB次元官网网址檚 youngest member, J59. From this, the team was able to determine the new calf is a girl.

B次元官网网址淗aving another female is good news for the southern residents; the populationB次元官网网址檚 growth is largely limited by the number of reproductively aged females. While one calf wonB次元官网网址檛 save the population, we hope that J59 can grow to adulthood and contribute to future generations of southern residents,B次元官网网址� the centre said in a statement.

The new calf was discovered on March 1, but researchers werenB次元官网网址檛 able to determine her sex at that time.

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