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
Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean loses another baby
A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse along with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has suffered yet another devastating loss,
Famous southern resident killer whale spotted carrying dead calf near BC
Animal lovers around the world have joined a southern resident killer whale in mourning after the news broke that she had lost another 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.
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.
Tahlequah The Famous Grieving Orca Spotted Carrying Body Of Dead Calf For Second Time
T ahlequah, an orca well-known for having carried her dead calf for over two weeks back in 2018, has been struck by a heartbreaking event once again. After it was recently announced that the orca had given birth, the new calf has since died – and Tahlequah has been spotted carrying this calf too.
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.
Killer whale mom who carried her dead baby for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean gives birth to new calf
The bereaved whale mother who made headlines when she heartbreakingly grieved her dead baby for more than two weeks has given birth to a new calf, scientists said.
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.
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.
Newborn southern resident orca calf confirmed, another feared dead
A new J pod calf was spotted earlier this week, however a female newborn observed earlier in December has died
Tahlequah mourns loss of another calf as Center for Whale Research confirms death of J61
The CWR said this behavior was seen previously in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead calf for 17 days.
“A mix of tragedy and joy.” Whale researchers recount death of orca calf
One of Washington’s beloved Southern Resident Orcas is breaking hearts across the world again. In 2018, Tahlequah garnered ...
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A grieving orca carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018. Now she's again carrying the body of her latest child.
While it's not common, J35 isn't the only whale to have carried a dead calf, Dr. Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research told CBS News. "What made J35's case in ...
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 ...
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Scientists put microphones at the bottom of the Gulf to hear whales. It was eerily quiet.
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