Stranded killer whale was pregnant, necropsy shows
Efforts still underway to save orphaned calf, named kʷiisaḥiʔis or 'Brave Little Hunter.'
![Stranded killer whale was pregnant, necropsy shows](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7156385.1711489659!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/beached-killer-whale.jpg)
![A Bigg's killer whale that died after being beached off north Vancouver Island was pregnant, according to a necropsy. A whale on its side in shallow water.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7156385.1711489659!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/beached-killer-whale.jpg)
Efforts still underway to save orphaned calf, named kʷiisaḥiʔis or 'Brave Little Hunter.'
Efforts still underway to save orphaned calf, named kʷiisaḥiʔis or 'Brave Little Hunter.'