Orca mom is carrying a dead calf for the second time, raising concerns among scientists
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health.
Killer whale mom who carried dead calf’s body for weeks seen grieving again
The Center of Whale Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) witnessed the mother carrying her deceased child on her nose across Puget Sound. Scient
Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is traveling with it
Tahlequah, an orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018, lost another calf recently and is grieving the death in a similar way.
Grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose for fifth day
An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound.
Orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing it again
An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of grief over lost offspring,
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again - Tahlequah had carried her other dead female calf for more than two weeks seven years ago
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,
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.
Southern Resident orca whale again carries her dead calf through Puget Sound-area waters
And now, on Jan.1, 2025, she again has been seen carrying the body of her deceased calf (J61) with her, according to the Center for Whale Research (CWR). “J35 was pushing the ca
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. Researchers say it's a show of grief.
Orca That Carried Dead Calf for Weeks Appears to Be in Mourning Again
The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it over her head, and gripping its tiny fin with her teeth, to stave off the inevitable. Just as she did in 2018 — when she spent 17 days carrying another dead calf — the mother orca is clinging to the carcass for as long as possible,
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An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
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