Takaya — named by Vanessa Pirtle Franz
T046B2B
Takaya
Bigg's killer whale · born 2023
T046B2 matriline · within T046B's matriline · within T046's matriline · Bigg's (transient) killer whales
Names
Family
- Mother
- T046B2 Akela (presumed)
T046B2 matriline
- T046B2 Akela b. 2008
- T046B2A b. 2021†
- T046B2B b. 2023
Sightings
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | 3 | 17 | 89 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 16 | |||
| 2024 | 63 | 105 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 99 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 44 |
Reports per month. Most are unverified mentions in sighting text, not confirmed identifications.
Last reported October 2, 2026 (as T046B) · 854 reports in all — each a dot above; the newest located report is solid. Click one to see that day on the map.