Grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose for fifth day
An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound.
Orca who carried dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring
The calf was born in late December. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale’s health.
Southern Resident orca whale again carries her dead calf through Puget Sound-area waters
On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died. Just a week earlier, researchers had proudly announced this new member of J pod, delivered by J35, Tahlequah. She is the whale who carried the body of her deceased calf for 17 days, traveling 1,000 miles, back in 2018.
Killer whale mom who carried dead calf’s body for weeks seen grieving again
The Center of Whale Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) witnessed the mother carrying her deceased child on her nose across Puget Sound. Scient
Orca Known for Carrying Her Dead Calf for 17 Days in 2018 Is Grieving the Loss of New Calf in the Same Way
Tahlequah, an orca whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is grieving another loss. On Jan. 3, researchers confirmed that Tahlequah lost another calf and is once again carrying her baby's body through the ocean,
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and heartbreaking photos and video show her again continuing to carry her dead baby.
Famous Orca Mom Seen Carrying Dead Calf for the Second Time
In 2018, scientists documented the same orca mother carrying her dead calf for 17 days across more than 1,000 miles of water.
Researchers Believe Mother Orca Known for Grieving 2018 Newborn's Death Has Lost Another Calf
Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 days in 2018, has likely suffered another loss. Per The Seattle Times, researchers believe the mother orca's newborn calf, who the Center for Whale Research discovered the calf on Friday, Dec. 20, and given the alpha-numeric designation J61, has died.
Famous grieving mother orca from endangered pod loses another calf
The same southern resident orca that famously carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 has lost another one. Marine biologists fear inbreeding is weakening the endangered pod of some 30 orcas struggling to find enough Chinook salmon.
Tahlequah The Famous Grieving Orca Spotted Carrying Body Of Dead Calf For Second Time
Tahlequah, an orca well-known for having carried her dead calf for over two weeks back in 2018, has been struck by a heartbreaking event once again. After it was recently announced that the orca had given birth,
An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days, propping it up for more than 1,000 miles.
Orca mom seen mourning latest dead calf in same heartbreaking way she did in 2018, new photos reveal
Other Southern Resident orcas have been seen carrying dead calves but not for as long as Tahlequah did. In 2018, she carried ...
Center for Whale Research confirms birth of new J pod orca, death of female calf J61
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 ...