1.0Wild Orcahttps://www.wildorca.orgmichael@wildorca.orghttps://www.wildorca.org/author/michaelwildorca-org/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ixiw4CBPke"><a href="https://www.wildorca.org/ask-an-expert/why-do-orca-pods-have-letter-names/">Why do orca pods have letter names?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wildorca.org/ask-an-expert/why-do-orca-pods-have-letter-names/embed/#?secret=ixiw4CBPke" width="600" height="338" title="“Why do orca pods have letter names?” — Wild Orca" data-secret="ixiw4CBPke" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> These letters were first assigned to the two communities of fish-eating killer whales of the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s and were based on observed family relationships and associations between the families, and their unique dialects and vocalizations. The letters from A to I were assigned to the larger northern resident community, whose range is from Alaska to the north of Vancouver Island. The southern resident community is formed of three pods known as J, K, and L.https://www.wildorca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WOR-20220723-0203.jpg19201281