Bare Facts: Female ~ Born 1975 ~ Mother Ivory ~ Father Caamano ~ Children Kisameet, Virago, Quadra, Diver, C25 ~ ID Sharp fin; low saddle; tiny notches at base of fin

Lama was born in 1975 to Ivory. Through genetic testing, we figured out that her dad is Caamano (R6) in the R-clan. She was Ivory's first calf to be born during the study, and her second overall. When she was born, her grandmother (C4) was still in charge, and her brother Weynton was only 4 years old.
For the next few years, Lama and Weynton stayed close to mom, then Lama was booted out of the 'baby' position with the birth of C12. Then when Lama was 10, her brother Hunter was born. The next year, C12 died.
At this point, Ivory had become matriarch of the family. Then, at the age of 14, Lama gave birth to her son, Kisameet. She proved to be a good mother, and surprisingly, gave birth again only 2 years later to her second child, Virago! The same year, her youngest brother, Squally, was born.
Unlike most females, Lama only waited a few years between kids. When Virago was 3, she gave birth to her daughter Quadra, and three years later, she had her 4th kid, Diver.
After that, however, she seemed to take a break. While her mother ruled the family, Lama kept her four children close. Then in 2000, she lost her big brother Weynton when he disappeared.
For the next few years, the family remained unchanged. In 2004, her eldest son, Kisameet, began to sprout, confirming that he was in fact a male. The same year, Lama had her latest calf, the as-of-yet-unnamed C25. The next year, the family was hard to find and elusive. They spent hardly any time in Johnstone Strait, which was very unusual, and researchers couldn't confirm if C25 had survived its first winter.
In 2006, Lama lost one of her children for the first time. On July 18, fishermen found Quadra floating dead, with severe trauma from a collision with a boat. Quadra left behind a newborn calf, C27, and Lama promptly took the baby in.
Now, Lama is 31, healthy and energetic. She keeps a close eye on Kisameet, Virago, Diver and Ta-aack, and helps her mother with running the family. She is raising her daughter's calf and the baby seems to be doing well.
Lama is one of the easier C-Pod whales to ID, if you know what you're looking for. Her fin comes to a fairly sharp point, and her saddle patch dips quite deeply under her fin. The saddle is the distinctive part.