[TheMamba]

L25 Ocean Sun (top) and L85 Mystery (bottom)

About Ocean Sun
Ocean Sun is a member of the Southern Resident L pod and considered the oldest living Southern Resident (she's approximately 95 years old). She comes from the L25 matriline but doesn't have any living immediate family in the wild. She travels with the L12 matriline who kind of "adopted" her. She is believed to be the mother of Tokitae/Lolita, the lonely orca at the Miami Seaquarium.

About Mystery
Mystery is the only orca left from the L28 matriline and he travels with the L12s as well. He was born in 1991. His mother died when Mystery was only three years old so his aunt took care of him until she died as well in 2005. The L12s adopted him too and now they are a mixed family but have a strong bond.

WHAT, a feature??? Thank you all so much 🤩

[arcadia.]

<3

[Cady55again]

Oooooh I love this!

[not zinnia]

Oooh, you did amazing on this! Orcas are so fascinating, wow

Are these real orcas by the way, that you mention in the original post?

[TheMamba]

Oooh, you did amazing on this! Orcas are so fascinating, wow

Are these real orcas by the way, that you mention in the original post?

Thank you ^^ Yes, they are real members of the Southern Residents.
Ocean Sun
Mystery

[COOLDOGOOO]

This is stunning! I love the detail and effort that you always put in your art, and the facts always fascinate me!

[justamindset]

this is beautiful! i also really enjoy reading all the facts you write about orca whales - i love dolphins, and orcas are no exception!
huge congrats on your feature!

[Omiyage]

A week deserved feature, the details and blending/shading are really so nice

[Max Mayfield]

I thought this was a photo that I had to look twice.
This is really spectacular.

[COOLDOGOOO]

CONGRATS ON THE FEATURE MAMBA!!! <33