Killer Whales of the Northern Resident Community: A5 pod

As a whole, A5 pod was captured in April 1968 and December 1969, in order to take young orcas into aquariums around the world. Almost an entire generation of orcas were taken from different families of the A5 pod.

Erich Hoyt wrote in his book The whale called killer:
One subadult female, Corky II, one subadult male (no name) and a female calf, Patches, were shipped to Marineland of the Pacific, south of LA. Patches died the following year of salmonellosis and "no name" a year alter of pneumonia. The remaining female, Corky II, has survived to date.
A mature female, 16 foot long and weighing more than two tons, was flown 6.000 miles to England's Cleethorpes Zoo. Calypso, as she came to be known, was transferred soon after to France's Marineland Cote d'Azur, where she died within the year. A male and a female subadult, Nepo and Yaka, were flown to Marine World Africa USA near San Fransisco.

According to the family tree of the A25 matriline, Patches could be A18 and A17 could be the subadult male with no name.

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Discrete calls

A5 pod produces 13 discrete calls
The A5 pod can be distinguished by the N9iii and N17 call which are exclusive for the A5 pod.
The other calls made by the A5 pod, N2, N3, N4, N5i, N7i, N7ii, N8i, N10, N11i, N12 and N13 are all shared with at least A4 pod and except for N13, which is also made by A1 pod.
N5i and N11i are also made by the Bs and N3 and N12 are shared with all the A clan groups.

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A14 Saddle F: 1947-1991

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A17 M?: 1964-C1969;
Captured 1969. Probably died 1971

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A18 Patches F: 1969-C1969;
Captured 1969. Probably died 1970

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A25 Sharky F: 1971-1997

A25 called Sharky because of the distinctive shape of her dorsal fin.
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A15 M: 1979-1991

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A51 Nodales F: 1986