The grieving killer whale mom and her family — Tahlequah has two ... She has been carrying the calf, a female dubbed J61, through the water since it was confirmed dead on New Year’s Eve ...

The calf was female, and the killer whale population is endangered and matrilineal, contributing to the gravity of her passing. On a brighter note, the second newborn (J62) appears to be in sound ...

research director at the Center for Whale Research. Tragically, by New Year’s Eve, the calf was confirmed dead, he said. Researchers have reported as of January 5 that Tahlequah is still ...

Two rare female whales have been documented off the coast of Florida, each with a calf, marine surveyors said. The 20-year-old whale mothers, named Blackheart and Caterpillar, were seen Dec. 30 ...

Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...

Whale watchers and researchers spotted ... RELATED: Famous orca mom carries another dead calf around Puget Sound Researchers say the Northwest’s fish-eating orcas, known as southern resident ...

Each time the calf slides off of the whale mother’s ... "And here she is,” she said, adding that the whale mom is already "well into it.” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free ...