Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean loses another baby
A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse along with her for more than two weeks in a ...
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Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish on Earth
Off Baja California, in Mexico, a killer whale named after an Aztec emperor is leading his pod on routine takedowns of the ...
The Bowhead Whale Survives Icy Waters and Killer Whale Attacks
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...
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Seattle's southern resident killer whales in peril
The southern resident orca population marked the turn of the year with both heartbreak and hope: the death of a newborn calf ...
Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies
J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles ...
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An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
The population of southern resident killer whales — three pods of fish-eating ... which hinders their hunting. Researchers have warned they are on the brink of extinction. Other southern ...
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Orca who carried dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring
“The death of any calf in the [Southern Resident killer whale] population is a tremendous ... buffer will help give orcas space and peace to hunt, but state and federal agencies also need ...
Orca who carried dead calf's body for weeks has lost another offspring
The calf was born Dec. 24. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to ...