The loss of Tahlequah’s new calf (“ Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies ,” Dec. 31, Climate Lab) and her all-too-familiar grief are heart-wrenching. It would be easy to despair and feel powerless. But ...

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

Barbara J. King, an anthropology professor at William & Mary College, has spent her career exploring the depth of animals' emotional lives.

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, was seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the Washington state-based Center for Whale ... killer whales because they eat ...

J35, a southern resident killer ... for Whale Research wrote in a Facebook post. "Every single birth counts and these whales need enough fish to be able to support themselves and their calves.

She couldn’t rest, or stop to eat ... poor whale,’” he said. “But we need to talk about the issues that made that happen.” By analyzing hormones in southern resident killer whales ...

A killer whale that is part ... and are able to keep their calves alive. Scientists said the Bigg’s population owes its advantage to diet; these whales eat marine mammals like seals, sea lions ...