Southern Resident killer whales

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
killer whale population
gptkbp:averagePodSize 20-40 individuals
gptkbp:commonName Southern Residents
gptkbp:conservationStatus endangered
gptkbp:culturalSignificance important to Coast Salish peoples
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
coho salmon
sockeye salmon
steelhead trout
chum salmon
gptkbp:distinctFrom Northern Resident killer whales
Offshore killer whales
Transient killer whales
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1970s
gptkbp:firstListedAsEndangered 2001 (Canada)
2005 (USA)
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Puget_Sound
gptkb:Salish_Sea
gptkb:Strait_of_Georgia
gptkb:Northeast_Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca
gptkbp:groupStructure matrilineal pods
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Resident killer whales
gptkbp:lifespan up to 90 years (females)
up to 50 years (males)
gptkbp:migratory seasonal movement within Salish Sea
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Center_for_Whale_Research
gptkb:NOAA_Fisheries
gptkbp:notablePerson Granny (J2)
Lolita (Tokitae)
gptkbp:numberOfPods 3
gptkbp:podName gptkb:J_Pod
K Pod
L Pod
gptkbp:population declining
gptkbp:populationEstimate 73
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act_(USA)
gptkb:Species_at_Risk_Act_(Canada)
gptkbp:reproduction calves born year-round
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Orcinus_orca
gptkbp:taxonRank census
gptkbp:threats pollution
habitat degradation
prey depletion
vessel noise
gptkbp:vocalization unique dialects
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J50
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7