Orca mom seen mourning latest dead calf in same heartbreaking way she did in 2018, new photos reveal
An orca who made headlines for mourning her dead calf in a unique two-week “tour of grief” is responding to her latest deceased newborn in the same way, a heart-wrenching photo shows. Tahlequah, the killer whale also known as J35,
Famous Orca Mom Seen Carrying Dead Calf for the Second Time
In 2018, scientists documented the same orca mother carrying her dead calf for 17 days across more than 1,000 miles of water.
Orca Known for Carrying Her Dead Calf for 17 Days in 2018 Is Grieving the Loss of New Calf in the Same Way
Tahlequah, an orca whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is grieving another loss. On Jan. 3, researchers confirmed that Tahlequah lost another calf and is once again carrying her baby's body through the ocean,
Orca seen carrying dead calf in repeat of scene from 2018
There appears to be new heartache for the orca nicknamed Tahlequah after researchers spotted her on Wednesday carrying her new calf on her head, much the way she did another calf six years ago.
Tahlequah the Orca Has Lost Another Calf, and She’s Carrying It With Her Again
In December, news broke that Tahlequah, the orca who famously carried her dead calf for 17 days, had given birth. Sadly, it appears that the new calf has died.
Mother orca whale again seen carrying dead calf; another new calf spotted
The end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 brought bittersweet and exciting updates on Southern Resident killer whales.
'Devastating': Mother Orca Tahlequah Is Carrying Her Dead Calf Again
The orca who captured global attention in 2018 by carrying her deceased calf for 17 days has faced another heartbreaking loss.
Southern Resident orca whale again carries her dead calf through Puget Sound-area waters
On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died. Just a week earlier, researchers had proudly announced this new member of J pod, delivered by J35, Tahlequah. She is the whale who carried the body of her deceased calf for 17 days, traveling 1,000 miles, back in 2018.
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and heartbreaking photos and video show her again continuing to carry her dead baby .
An Orca That Carried Her Dead Calf for Weeks in 2018 Is Doing So Once Again
An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 is doing so once again following the death of her new calf
Bereaved whale spotted pushing another dead calf
The whale, known as Tahlequah, has lost another calf and is again pushing the body, according to the Center for Whale Research. Tahlequah has this time been spotted off the coast of the US state of Seattle.
Only about half of Southern Resident orca calves survive. Here's why
Orca researchers hope the Southern Resident population can grow to 80 to 90 whales in the next 50 years, which experts say will help them breathe a sigh of relief.
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Oh baby! Orca J61 still alive after days missing
The nature photographer had gone out looking for J61 to confirm she was still alive. “I yelled out to others on the beach, ...
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 ...
Center for Whale Research confirms birth of new J pod orca, death of female calf J61
The Center for Whale Research announced the addition of a new calf in J pod along with the news of the recent passing of one ...