Baby Orca Squee!!!!

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Inigo del CastilloCONTRIBUTOR
by Inigo del Castillo

In the Salish Sea near British Columbia, Canada, naturalist Clint Rivers photographed a baby orca who perfectly captures that happy feeling we get on Fridays.
The 6-month-old calf, named J50, put on a show for whale watchers by doing belly flops and extremely enthusiastic breaches. At times, she even looks like she’s about to fly!

‘I’ve never seen a baby whale breach like J50’s been doing’, said Michael Harris, executive director of the Pacific Whale Watching Association. ‘Her energy is astounding – I guess not unlike my small kids. She’s constantly leaping into the air, and often curling up and doing belly flops’.

J50 is part of a local pod that has recently seen a surge in their population numbers. No wonder this little girl’s so happy!

more pics
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/07/28/this-baby-orca-shows-us-what-true-happiness-is-all-about/

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1. kick n/t

[RandySF]

2. Sure, squee.

More than a few baby grey whales recently washed up on CA beaches without heads courtesy of baby orcas learning to hunt. It's what they do, but I wouldn't want to cuddle up to one.

[jmondine]

3. Our resident orcas don't hunt grey whales

So J50 will instead be learning everything there is to know about catching and eating salmon.

[A HERETIC I AM]

6. THERE IT IS!

That train's NEVER late!

[RandySF]

7. What?

I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but I know what that cute little girl can do when she gets the opportunity.

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. I suppose I just found your reply to be.....

expected, that's all. Not from YOU necessarily, just from some DU'er in general. It never seems to matter WHAT the subject is, someone will have a negative response. If it was about fluffy kitties and bunnies, someone would complain they are allergic to rabbit dander!

So....just so I am clear, you want to make sure your readers are aware that a cute, happy, jumping-for-fun baby Orca will someday soon be a Gray Whale head chopper offer.

Is that it?

On a thread ostensibly celebrating a new life in the wild, THAT is the message you brought.

Do I have it right?

Just want to be sure, that's all.

[shenmue]

4. Skweeee!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

5. Thank you....I needed some happy animal news

<3

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. ..

[SunSeeker]

10. K & R

[Yavin4]

11. Like a children's story: "The Little Whale who Believed that She Could Fly!"

And she did. She did.