J1 "Ruffles" (pronounced RUH-flz) was an approximately 59-year-old male Southern resident killer whale. Scientist Michael Bigg began photographing and identifying the Southern Residents in …

Jun 1, 2021 · He was quite likely the most famous and well-known wild orca in the world, next to Keiko. In front of thousands of adoring fans, he would slowly surface and then just as slowly …

Jun 24, 2011 · J1, nicknamed Ruffles for his wavy dorsal fin, has been the most recognizable whale in this population since it was first determined whales could be individually identified in …

Until recently, one of the most distinctive and recognizable whales in the southern resident community was Ruffles (J1), whose tall and wavy dorsal fin made him easy to recognize, even …

Jun 7, 2023 · J1 was the first orca in the population to receive an alphanumeric designation, and he helped to kick off the decades of research that have made the Southern Residents one of …

May 6, 2012 · Ruffles was the oldest known male orca in the world. The average life expectancy of a male killer whale is 40 to 60 years, so Ruffles lived a long life at 59. He was the easiest …

ruffles Sex/birth year: Male/~1951–2010 Family tie: Son of L45, father of J14, J22, J27, J28, J32, J33, J39, J41, J46, K14, K27, K37, K43, L103, L108, L109, brother to L57. J 1 Help our …

J1 Ruffles, estimated birth year 1950. I've already written extensively about Ruffles in a blog post that you can read here, and also honored him with a photo gallery that you can see here. It's …

J1 aka “Ruffles” was the first orca to be recorded in the photo identification catalogue created by the Center for Whale Research in the 1970s – likely thanks to his easily recognizable dorsal fin …

Ruffles (J-1) was first seen during a capture operation in October 1968. He was captured but later released because he was too big to transport. Ruffles (J-31) was extremely easy to recognize …