Disclaimer: These photos do not belong to the owner of this website but were kindly submitted by photographers. Some photos may be PR images produced by marine parks and aquariums. In all cases appropriate credit is given. Photos with multiple whales include identification which is listed from left to right (according to eye patch) unless stated otherwise.
You may repost these photos as long as you credit the photographer and refer back to this website.
Please contact me at inherentlywild@gmail.com if you wish to add to this gallery.
Disclaimer: It has not yet been determined which whales correlate with capture dates. Only some individuals have confirmed names that correlate with IDs. If required, this gallery will be corrected as new information becomes available.
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Nukka and Tyson
Photo provided by cdrchen.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/002-8.png)
Jade, Tyson, and Nukka (left to right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/003-8.png)
Jade, Nukka, and Sonya (right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/004-6.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/005-5.png)
Kaixin
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/006-5.png)
Nukka and Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/007-5.png)
Bandhu, Jade, and Nukka (front to back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/008-5.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/009-5.png)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin, Sonya, and Tyson (front to back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/010-5.png)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/011-3.png)
Jade
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/012-3.png)
Tyson and Kaixin (in the water)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/013-3.png)
Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/014-3.png)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin, Sonya, and Tyson (front to back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/015-3.png)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/016-4.png)
Kaixin and Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/017-3.png)
Nukka and Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/018-3.png)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin, Sonya, and Tyson (front to back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/019-3.png)
Kaixin(top), Tyson(middle), Nukka(left), Jade(bottom right), and Bandhu (middle back, far right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/027-4.png)
Tyson(on top of Nukka), Jade(bottom right), Kaixin(top), and Bandhu (back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/020-3.png)
Jade, Tyson, and Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/021-5.png)
Kaixin, Jade, and Nukka (left to right), Tyson (top left), and unknown
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/022-5.png)
Nukka, Jade, and Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/023-3.png)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/024-5.png)
Kaixin
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/025-3.png)
Chad
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/026-3.png)
Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/028-5.png)
Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/029-3.png)
Bandhu(front) and Jade
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/030-3.png)
Sonya and Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/031-3.png)
Tyson and Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/032-4.png)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/033-4.png)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka (front to back) and other unknown whales
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/034-5.png)
Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/035-3.png)
Jade(front, left), Kaixin(front, right) and other unknown whales
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/036-3.png)
Bandhu(left), Kaixin(front), Nukka (right), and unknown
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/037-5.png)
Tyson, Sonya, Kaixin, Nukka, Jade, and Bandhu (left to right)
Photos provided by Chimelong Spaceship’s breeding base and Chinese media.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/038-4.png)
Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/039-4.png)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/040-4.png)
Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/041-4.png)
Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/042-5.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/043-5.png)
Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/044-5.png)
Unknown
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/045-3.png)
Nakhod
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/046-4.png)
Chad, Sonya, and Bandhu (left to right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/047-5.png)
Tyson
Photos provided by Weibo.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/048-3.png)
Kaixin, Nukka, and Tyson (left to right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/049-3.png)
Kaixin
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/050-5.png)
Nukka
Photos provided by Russian Orca Project.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-ocean-pod1.jpg)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin(barely visible), Sonya, and Tyson (front to back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-orcas-4.jpg)
Jade, Tyson, and Nukka (left to right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-ocean-pod2-1024x663.png)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin, Sonya, and Tyson (front to back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/litla-maybe1-1024x465.png)
Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-orcas1-1024x575.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-orcas-2-1024x663.png)
Kaixin and Jade
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-orcas-3.png)
Jade
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-1.png)
Nukka, Kaixin, and Bandhu (front to back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-2.png)
Jade and Chad
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-3.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-4.png)
Kaixin (left) and Jade (middle)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-5.png)
Kaixin
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-6.png)
Tyson, Nukka, and Jade (right, bottom to top)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-7.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-8.png)
Unknown
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-9.png)
Unknown
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-10.png)
Tyson (left) and Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/chimelong-pod-11.png)
Tyson and Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tyson-orpheus-1.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tyson-orpheus-2.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tyson-orpheus-3.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tyson-orpheus-4.png)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/chimelong-orcas.jpg)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin, Sonya, and Tyson (front to back, left picture) and unknown (right picture)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/chimelonig-orcas.jpg)
Kaixin and Jade
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/chimelong1.jpg)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin, Sonya, and Tyson (left to right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tyson5.jpg)
Tyson and Kaixin
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/chimelong2.jpg)
Bandhu, Jade, Nukka, Kaixin, Sonya, and Tyson (front to back)
Photos provided by Katerina Studios.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image3-2-684x1024.jpeg)
Katniss (calf), Nakhod (left male), and Tyson (right male)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image2-3-1024x683.jpeg)
Nakhod
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image1-3-1024x1024.jpeg)
Kaixin, Chad, and Bandhu (right to left, top image) Nakhod, Sonya, Katenka, Chad, and Tyson (right to left, bottom left image), and Bandhu (bottom right image)
Photos via China Cetacean Alliance, provided by Kysalis.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image4-2.jpeg)
Kaixin
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image2-5.jpeg)
Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image3-4.jpeg)
Nukka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image1-4.jpeg)
Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image0-9.jpeg)
Katenka and Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong1-683x1024.jpg)
Bandhu, Kaixin, and Nakhod (top image), Katniss, Sonya, and Katenka (middle image), and Tyson (bottom image)
Photos provided by Kysalis.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orcas15-1024x683.jpg)
Kaixin, Yīlóng, Bandhu, and Chad (left to right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orca16-1024x683.jpg)
Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orcas17-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orcas18-1024x683.jpg)
Chad and Yīlóng
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orca19-1024x683.jpg)
Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orca21-1024x681.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orca20.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orca22-1024x685.jpg)
Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orca23-1024x637.jpg)
Chad
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orcas26.jpg)
Photos provided by themeparx.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orcas24-1024x573.jpg)
Yīlóng, Chad, Bandhu, Sonya, Katenka, and Tyson (top to bottom)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-orcas25-1024x574.jpg)
Tyson, Katenka, Sonya, Bandhu(above Katenka and Sonya), Chad, Yīlóng, and Kaixin
Photos provided by 飞向自由.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1chimelong-1024x766.jpg)
Tyson (top left), Bandhu (far right), and Sonya (bottom)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2chimelong-1-1024x576.png)
Nakhod (top) and Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3chimelong-1-1024x576.png)
Nakhod
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4chimelong-1-768x1024.png)
Chad, Kaixin, and Bandhu (left to right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5chimelong-1024x768.png)
Nakhod (all three images) and Bandhu (far right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6chimelong-1024x576.png)
Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/7chimelong-1-1024x576.png)
Nakhod
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/8chimelong.jpg)
Yīlóng (front) and Chad
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9chimelong-1-1024x576.png)
Katenka(left) and Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong-1-1024x695.png)
Chad, Yīlóng, Bandhu, Kaixin, Nakhod, Sonya, Katenka, and Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong11.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12chimelong.jpg)
Tyson (top right) and Bandhu (middle)
Photos via Weibo.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/10chimelong-1024x684.png)
Yīlóng underneath Katenka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mother-giving-birth-to-yilong.png)
Katenka giving birth to Yīlóng
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/yilong-and-mom3.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/yilong-and-mom2.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mom-and-yilong.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/yilong-and-mom1.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/yilong-and-mom.png)
Newborn Yīlóng and Katenka
Photos by Chimelong Spaceship.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong12.jpg)
Katniss (far right), and Tyson (middle)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong11-1-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong10-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong7-1024x683.jpg)
Bandhu
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong6-1024x683.jpg)
Yīlóng and Chad
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong4-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong5-1024x683.jpg)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong3-1024x683.jpg)
Katenka(front) and Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chimelong2-1024x683.jpg)
Nakhod, Katenka, Unknown, and Tyson (front to back)
Photos by Karto, provided by Katerina Studios.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7435.jpg)
Katniss, Katenka, and Kaixin(top to bottom)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7434-1-1024x557.jpg)
Chad, Yīlóng, and Katniss
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7433-1-1024x565.jpg)
Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7431.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7432-1.jpg)
Katniss
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7430-1-1024x562.jpg)
Sonya, Katenka, and Katniss (top to bottom)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-2-1024x559.jpg)
Katenka, Sonya, and Katniss (top to bottom) and Tyson (far back)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7425-1-1024x557.jpg)
Nakhod, Jade, Nukka, and Katenka (top to bottom)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7426-1-1024x558.jpg)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7427-1-1024x558.jpg)
Katenka (left) and Jade
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7424-1-1024x554.jpg)
Kaixin
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7423-1-1024x559.jpg)
Sonya (top) and Katenka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_7422-1-1024x574.jpg)
Sonya(front) and Chad
Photos via Hengqin Chimelong.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kaixin-chad-yilong.jpg)
Kaixin (left), Chad (right), and Yīlóng (in front of Chad)
Photo by Chimelong.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tyson.jpg)
Tyson
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/chimelong-underwater.jpg)
Sonya
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sonya-katniss-and-probably-yilong.jpg)
Sonya, Katniss, and Yīlóng (left to right) and Tyson (far back right)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nakhod-yilong-chad-yilong-kaixin.png)
Nakhod, Yīlóng, Chad, Bandhu, and Kaixin (left to right)
Photos provided by Katerina Studios.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image0-17-1024x683.jpeg)
Chad and Yīlóng
Photo via GuangDong.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nakhod-katenka-chad-bandu-tyson.jpg)
Nakhod(top left), Katenka, Sonya(behind Katenka), Kaixin (above Katenka), Bandhu (far right), and Tyson (far back left)
Photo by Huang Xinlin.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nakhod.jpg)
Nakhod
Photo by Huang Baoyi.
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/katenka-and-wulong.png)
Katenka and Bowen
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/katenka-and-wulong1.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/katenka-giving-birth-to-wulong-1-1024x500.png)
Katenka giving birth to Bowen
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/katniss-katenka-calf.png)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/katniss-katenka-wulong.png)
Katenka, Katniss(under Katenka), and newborn Bowen
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/wulong-katenka-katniss.png)
Newborn Bowen, Katenka, and Katniss(under Katenka)
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wulong-nursing-from-katenka.jpg)
Bowen nursing from Katenka
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/katenka-wulong.jpg)
Katenka and Bowen
![](https://inherentlywild.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/katenka-wulong-katniss.jpg)
Bowen, Katenka, and Katniss
Photos by Chimelong Spaceship.