SN0654 / T004

🫍{Colorized Chimo}🫍

They are all from the same population, west coast transients. Chimo was captured and known to have Chédiak–Higashi Syndrome. Tl'uk and Frosty were both wild and it's unknown if they have the same condition or if it's (only[?]) leucism. Chimo died when she was 4-5, probably partially because she was in captivity and because her condition weakened her immune system. Tl'uk died when he was about 3 by unknown causes but its presumed it might have also been because of a weakened immune system given his discoloration. Frosty is currently almost 6 and doing well and their sex is unknown. Chédiak–Higashi Syndrome is genetic. I wonder if any or all of them were related? We have one female and one male, depending on Frosty's sex I wonder if that is a factor to the likeliness of getting the disease or how it's passed down? And the most interesting to me, WHYYY do they all have the same pattern of being darker on their rostrums??? Could the patterning also be genetic? ALSO!!! There are no pictures of Chimo younger than 2 years old, but this is Tl'uk and Frosty when they were younger

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ANT-A-2903 Maverick / @orcinusmeridionalis

IN-25 Bubbles / @un-human-beings

NKW-387 Echo / @echotheorca

T27C Sigurn / @orcinusorka

T46G Ketu / @ketu-orca

SN0654 Sævar / @sn0654

i have done both lonesome george and frosty!

daily orca 55: CO539 “Iceberg”

image taken from the Killer Whale Wiki

iceberg is a russian resident orca known for having bright white coloration. he is at least 30, and was first seen and photographed in 2010. he lives in a pod of dozen other orcas, all of whom have normal coloration. iceberg's white pigmentation may be due to either leucism or albinism. due to there being a high amount of white orcas in north pacific russian waters, there is a concern of dangerous inbreeding being a factor.

image taken from the Killer Whale Wiki