# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ5bER6NTiN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30784590-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-21T02:01:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

Meghan Hurd filmed a pod of four transient killer whales — including a newborn calf — swimming out of Oregon’s Yaquina River on May 10, 2025. Three belong to a known family group led by T049B, first documented in 1992. The fourth, T050D, is a young male now traveling solo — a common move for maturing males.

Researchers use letter-number combos like T049B to track family lines (T = transient, numbers mark order and lineage). Unlike the salmon-eating resident orcas, Bigg’s killer whales hunt seals, sea lions, and even other whales — and sightings along the Oregon coast are on the rise.

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--Reporting and video by Mark_W_Graves, The Oregonian/OregonLive

--Video captured by Meghan Hurd, Deepblueeyes26

#Orcas #OregonCoast #YaquinaBay #KillerWhales #BiggsOrcas #WildlifeSightings #PNWnature #MarineMammals

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biggsorcas, wildlifesightings, oregoncoast, orcas, pnwnature, killerwhales, marinemammals, yaquinabay

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