Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.
The killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has been spotted carrying the body of her dead calf, echoing her display of grief from ...
This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, during which she carried her dead calf for 17 ...
Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with death.
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 ...
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 ...
The calf, a girl, was given the designation J61. It's not all good news for the mom and baby though. "The team, including multiple experienced killer whale researchers, have expressed concern ...
But last Friday, scientists spotted the devoted mom with a new female calf in the Puget Sound, according to a from the Center for Whale Research. A nature enthusiast and photographer was excited ...
A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago was spotted recently in waters off Victoria, B.C., still ...