'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.
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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.
An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days, propping it up for more than 1,000 miles. The calf ...
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 ...
Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is carrying it again
An orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018 seems to be repeating the behavior with a newly deceased baby whale.