Bare Facts: Male ~ Born est.1952 ~ Died 1979 ~ Mother Nicola ~ Father Unknown ~ Children Unknown ~ ID Very wavy fin

Wavy was born probably to Nicola around 1952. He got his name because at the beginning of the study, whales were named after noticeable features on their fin. Now, a whale is usually named after the landmark near where it is spotted (ie, Tsitika after the Tsitika river). Wavy was named so because his fin was (you guessed it) amazingly big and wavy.
At first, it was assumed Wavy was Nicola's mate, but as our knowledge of these whales progressed, it was recognized that he was her son.
Wavy was Nicola's constant companion. Rex Wiler, in his book Song of the Whale about Paul Spong, speaks alot about him. He seemed to be a generally calm whale.
He also seemed completely unafraid of humans. He was one of the first whales spotted in 1973, and he let the boats come close to him without fear.
He was also a very patient whale. In the book Orca: The Whale Called Killer by Erich Hoyt, an incident is described about him and a young calf. While Wavy basked in the sun, the calf kept jumping on his blowhole. For a while, Wavy just ignored it. After a while though, it got a little too annoying apparently, because Wavy rolled over and smacked the calf with his dorsal fin. After that, the calf left him alone!
Wavy died around 1979. He would have been around for the births of Tsitika's three oldest children, who were all males, so they probably had some fun. However, he never met his two youngest nieces, or his grandkids.
There is also a heartwarming tale of 'whale magic' from Song of the Whale by Rex Weyler, about two japanese photographers asking Wavy to jump. Wavy obliged-three times!:)