A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family of killer whales with a connection to SeaWorld. In 1976, the calf’s great-grandmother T046 “Wake” was one of six orcas captured with the intention of being sold to marine parks and temporarily held by SeaWorld in Budd Inlet near Olympia,

Sedna's grandmother, T046 or "Wake," was one of six whales captured and temporarily held by SeaWorld in Budd Inlet, according to a PWWA release. Ralph Munro, then an assistant to Gov. Dan Evans, saw the captures while sailing and helped file a lawsuit against SeaWorld. The whales were the last animals to be captured in American waters.

A new baby orca spotted in the waves of the Salish Sea is spurring excitement among the killer whale community. The Pacific Whale Watch Association announced a new Bigg’s orca calf was first seen as part of a group of more than a dozen orca on March 20 in eastern Juan de Fuca Strait.