Slick's dorsal fin is so tall, that before she returned for her first calf she was for a brief time considered a sprouting male.

Mike is named after Canadian killer whale scientist Michael Bigg who pioneered the technique of being able to photo-ID individual killer whales based on their natural markings.

First seen in December 1999, Alki was the last Southern Resident born before the new millenium. Her name, also the unofficial Washington State motto, comes from a Chinook jargon word meaing "future prosperity".

While her mom and two older siblings often travel close together, Echo is more of a social butterfly, often spending time with other female whales in J-Pod outside her matriline.