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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission had a busy weekend full of rescuing sick and injured manatees this past ...

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 ...