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The stunning black and white colors of the orca make it one of the world’s most recognizable animals. As the ocean’s top predator, they play a significant role in balancing the global marine ecosystem. There are approximately 50,000 orcas left on the planet, with some subpopulations facing many threats including food limitations, chemical contaminants, and disturbances from vessel traffic and sound.
Made from two variations of our signature fabric. The white fabric is what we use for all our other leggings, as a base that we typically print on. The black fabric is the same but with one difference - it's made from not only recycled plastic bottles but also old clothing! Leggings and other items are recycled once more and given a 3rd (or more!) life, then dyed black.
White fabric: 88% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles), 12% spandex
Black fabric: 88% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from recycled clothing and post-consumer plastic bottles), 12% spandex
5% of sales will be donated to the Center for Whale Research, a non-profit organization that, since 1976, has studied and protected the endangered Southern Resident orca population.
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Orcas are the largest species in the dolphin family and can grow to be 32 feet in length and weigh in at a whopping 11 tons. They can be found worldwide and have the largest range of all cetacean (dolphin, whale, and porpoise) species. This large range has created subspecies around the world that slightly vary from one another. Orcas can be found in both open ocean and near-shore environments. These dolphins have the most varied diet of all cetaceans but vary regionally. For example, the resident orcas (those that live specifically in one geographic area) of the pacific northwest exclusively eat fish (mainly salmon) while the transient orcas (those that are just passing through a geographic area) in the same region eat marine mammals and squid.
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One reason orca populations need strong conservation efforts is because of their reproductive characteristics that limit them to producing few young over a long period of time. Female orcas do not reach sexual maturity until 10-13 years of age. Once sexually active, females can only birth a single calf with each pregnancy. The gestational period lasts for 15-18 months and each calf must nurse from its mother for a year and then will remain with its mother until approximately 2 years of age. Because of this, one female orca can only produce one calf every 3.5-4 years.
All in all, the birth rate in orcas is not well understood, but these low levels of reproduction inhibit many orca populations' ability to quickly recover from environmental disturbances.
Since 1976, the Center for Whale Research (CWR) has been the leading organization studying the Southern Resident Orca population and their critical habitat of the Salish Sea. CWR is the leading voice for this gravely endangered population, having generated over four decades of scientific research and health assessments. This work has been used to inform decision-makers and elected officials about the orcas' ecosystem requirements to ensure the future viability of this playful, social, and beloved population of animals. CWR's unique on-the-water research approach entails recording information through whale encounters that provide essential social, demographic, health, and geographic information. CWR offers this information to U.S. and Canadian government agencies annually for conservation and management purposes.
I ordered the size Strong, I am 5'4" and 130lbs, and honestly the leggings are still pretty tight around my waist. I might order a size up next time so I don't get uncomfortable. They are also extremely long. I rolled them up so I didn't have to wear them on my feet. The pockets are amazing! I love supporting ocean animals so I will order more orca items if they become available.
Hi there,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! It is great to get feedback on how our gear fits, I will make sure our design team gets this feedback. I wanted to share our instructional video on how to adjsut the inseam of your new leggings. All of our leggings are designed so that you can customize the inseam lengths to 31”, 29”, 27”, 25”, or 23”.
If you need any other help, shoot us an email at hello@waterlust.com and we would be happy to help :)
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Camilla
I love my leggings! I love how the fit and look.
I’m using them on a dive this weekend.
The leggings are super comfy and I feel part of the pod when I wear them! Shared links to your site with friends who are also Whale-ey into orcas!
I’m in love with my new Waterlust Orca leggings! What a great style, print, and cause to support! These leggings are the perfect fit and so so comfortable. Thank you Waterlust for such a great product and equally great cause! #bviaggressor #underwaterpumpkincarving #waterlust
Love these!! Very comfortable.
I was SO EXCITED that I saw these swim leggings! I LIVE ORCAS/ ACTUALLY all things water! Related! I teach swimming 4-5 times per week and I am a swimmer myself! I get cold very easily and have been looking for swim leggings for quite awhile! I finally got them today! I was rather disappointed that they are extremely thin. I don't know how warm they are going to keep me?? But they definitely are very very beautiful 😍!!! They very much do like like Shamu! I have not had the chance to try them on yet but the material feels very very thin. So if you are looking for a wetsuit material like these will not suit that need. But they are beautiful! The black against the white is very very pretty. I just hope it is going to up up being in the pool for as long as I am in the pool for and as frequent as I am.
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