After all these years, Granny is still picking up babysitting shifts

Meet the unsinkable Granny, officially known as J2. Scientists estimate this orca whale was born one year before the Titanic’s infamous accident, making her 103 years old.

At this age Granny is the oldest known orca in all the oceans, but that isn’t slowing her down, reports The Province. On Mother’s Day weekend, the killer whale made her annual return to her home waters off Washington state.

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“She looked really healthy, still going strong,” Captain Simon Pidcock of EcoVentures told The Province. “We’re really excited to have her back.” RELATED: Kayaker Has Extremely Close Encounter with Humpback Whale

Pidcock says he has spotted the pod matriarch “thousands of times” during his career as a whale-watching tour guide, but always worries whether Granny will come back each year. This time the captain caught sight of the 103-year-old orca during a tour, giving passengers a peek at the renowned whale.

Granny stills holds the position of her pod’s top matriarch. As part of her duties, the whale helps to rear the pod’s young orcas, even babysitting the calves while their parents are out hunting.