Can you explain a little more of individuals CA49B, CA49C, and CA50B ??? Are these 3 orphans and commonly join in with other pod like Emma’s pod and CA51As? It makes sense in that perspective for CA49B and CA50B since I know they’re males but for CA49C? THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! They’re so beautiful and mysterious to me. Love to know more about these guys!
Hey there! Great question!
CA49B Richie (above [x]) and CA49C are orphaned siblings (brother and sister respectively) - their mother CA49 disappeared I believe about a decade ago. CA49B tends to have looser traveling habits: he will travel alone, with his sister, with other adult males, and with other matrilines. CA49C travels full-time with the CA51A’s, Aurora’s pod.
CA50B (above [x]) is an adult orphaned male, and the only surviving offspring of CA50, who disappeared about 5-6 years ago. They were occasionally seen traveling with the CA140′s, Emma’s pod, as seen here:
(First photo [x] from left to right: CA140, CA50, CA50B. Second photo [x] from left to right: CA140B, CA50B, CA140, CA50)
While he occasionally travels alone or with other adult males like CA165, CA50B mostly travels full-time with CA51A Aurora’s pod. Aurora’s pod of five seems to do quite well together!
