Luna (L98) was a young male orca that was born into the Southern Resident community in British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA, in the year 1999. Born into the L1 pod, L2 matriline, consisting of matriarch Grace (L2), Orcan (L39), Gaia (L78), Wavewalker (L88) and mother Splash (L67), there was at first confusion as to who Luna's mother really was. He died on March 10 2006 after he was struck by the propeller of a tugboat.