Researchers concerned after new orca calf observed skinny and struggling to breathe
The Center for Whale Research (CWR) said the Southern Resident killer whale calf, named L128, appeared “lumpy and skinny” and was struggling to breathe, according to a post on the organization’s website. CWR Field Biologist Mark Malleson observed a “small, emaciated” L128 with an adult female, L83, that was not its mother.