The CWR said this behavior was seen previously in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead calf for 17 days.
The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said in a Facebook post.
The Center for Whale Research first became aware of the new calf, named J61, on Dec. 20 Maya Sears, NMFS/NOAA Permit 27052 Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him ...
SEATTLE — The Center for Whale Research announced the addition of a new calf in J pod along with the news of the recent passing of one of its female calves Wednesday. "New Year’s Eve 2024 was ...
Mother orca 'appeared to be trying to keep it (calf) from sinking' off Canada's Vancouver Island, says Center for Whale ...
The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 ...
The Center for Whale Research shared bittersweet news on New Year’s Eve: J pod has welcomed a new calf, J62, but also suffered the loss of a female calf, J61. Reports of a potential new calf ...
The bittersweet New Year’s Day visit to central Puget Sound by J and K pods revealed both a new, apparently healthy calf had ...
A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be grieving again. The whale, known as Tahlequah, has ...
An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf for more than two weeks was again spotted carrying the body of her newborn, just days after researchers confirmed she'd given birth.
An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf for more than two weeks was again spotted carrying the body of her newborn, just days after researchers confirmed she'd given birth.