Mother Orca Tahlequah Is Carrying Her Dead Calf

This orca’s grief stunned the world. Now she’s mourning the loss of another calf.
The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called “devastating” news.
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.
Why Tahlequah, the killer orca that carried its dead calf for weeks, is mourning again
An orca has been spotted carrying the body of its deceased calf. The orca named Tahlequah, first gained global attention in 2018, when she did a similar gesture when her previous female newborn died.
'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.
'Particularly devastating': Orca Tahlequah seen carrying dead calf for second time in US waters
An orca named Tahlequah was seen carrying her dead newborn calf in Puget Sound, Seattle. This is the second time she has exhibited such behavior, previously doing so in 2018 for 17 days. This recent loss marks the second of her four documented calves.
Puget Sound orca Tahlequah seen carrying another dead calf in US waters
The calf, J61, was pictured on December 20 A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said.
Bereaved orca whale seen carrying second dead baby, say US researchers
The animal, known to scientists as Tahlequah, carried the body of another deceased newborn for 17 days in 2018.
Tahlequah, The Grieving Orca, Loses Another Calf, Carries Dead Body Around
Scientists were hopeful that the calf, known as J61 would survive, despite the health complications but the situation turned pear-shaped quickly.
Killer whale Tahlequah who carried dead calf in 'show of grief' gives birth again - but experts are concerned
A team of researchers observe the new calf and confirm it is female, but they are concerned about its health after it was seen "not looking lively".
Orca Mom Famous For Grieving Dead Calf Seen Repeating Behavior After New Baby Dies
The killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has been spotted carrying the body of her dead calf, echoing her display of grief from 2018.
Orca Known for Carrying Her Dead Calf for 17 Days in 2018 Is Grieving the Loss of New Calf in the Same Way
Researchers spotted Tahlequah the killer whale swimming with her new calf, J61, on Dec. 20. The baby whale died a little over a week later
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Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is traveling with it
Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State.
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