Below you will find a complete list of all known and possible killer whale pregnancies and births for the year 2023. This includes both wild and captive individuals. The list shows births in order from most recent to oldest, with ongoing pregnancies listed at the top. Unsuccessful pregnancies are also listed. Birthdates are listed in a MM/DD/YY format.
Please note that sires for wild births are often not listed as this relation can only be found through genetic testing.
S = Survived, D = Died, M = Miscarriage, SB = Stillbirth, U = Unknown,
2023 Pregnancies[]
| Mother: | Sire: | Born: | Sex: | Ecotype: | Facility: | Status: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naya | Nord | 29/12/23 | F | Russian Transient | Moskvarium | D | Died 26/01/2024 |
| T075C | ??/12/23 | U | Bigg's Transient | Wild | S | T075C4 | |
| CA140B | ??/12/23 | U | Bigg's Transient | Wild | S | [1] | |
| Unknown | ??/12/23 | M | Southern Resident | Wild | S | J60 | |
| Dora | Panghu | ??/12/23 | U | Russian Transient | Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park | S | Dora's Calf (2023) |
| Katenka | Unknown | 01/12/23 | M | Russian Transient | Chimelong Spaceship | S | Katenka's Calf (2023) |
| A79 | ??/11/23 | U | Northern Resident | Wild | S | No ID number yet | |
| T046B2 | ??/11/23 | U | Bigg's Transient | Wild | S | T046B2B | |
| Jade | Unknown | 06/10/23 | M | Russian Transient | Chimelong Ocean Kingdom | S | Jingxi |
| T075B | ??/06/23 | U | Bigg's Transient | Wild | S | T075B5 | |
| Cookie | Panghu | ??/07/23 | U | Russian Transient | Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park | D | Died ??/07/23 |
| 067 | ??/06/23 | U | Scottish | Wild | S | ||
| L119 | ??/05/23 | M | Southern Resident | Wild | S | L126 | |
| L94 | ??/05/23 | F | Southern Resident | Wild | S | L127 | |
| 171 | ??/05/23 | U | Scottish | Wild | S | ||
| SN0119 | ??/04/23 | U | Icelandic | Wild | S | SN0707 | |
| T046B | ??/03/23 | U | Bigg's Transient | Wild | S | T046B7 | |
| SN0291 | ??/03/23 | U | Icelandic | Wild | S | SN0706 | |
| A62 | ??/02/23 | U | Northern Resident | Wild | S | A130 | |
| SN0049 | ??/02/23 | U | Icelandic | Wild | S |
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