A week with Toa, the stranded baby orca, which Ben Norris, 16, and his friends discovered. Wellington’s stranded orca calf is still confined to his pool while the weather affects the region, and his care team is taking the opportunity to work on a better feeding technique. Previously milk replacement formula and electrolytes were being fed through a tube, which could be distressing for the orca. READ MORE:* Stranded baby orca Toa's pod sighted off Kāpiti Coast, but wild weather delays reunion* Stranded orca's new pool 'biggest one we could find in Wellington'* Baby orca volunteers bringing in portable pool for Toa in case Wellington weather turns badThere had been a credible sighting of an orca pod off the Kāpiti Coast on Saturday morning, near where the juvenile orca stranded last Sunday, but weather conditions in the area made it unsafe for further investigation. Supplied/Whale-Rescue.org Toa the orca is feeding from a bottle.

Source: Stuff July 18, 2021 02:17 UTC