Grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose

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.
Tahlequah The Famous Grieving Orca Spotted Carrying Body Of Dead Calf For Second Time
Tahlequah, 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,
Orca who carried dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring
The calf was born in late December. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale’s health.
Orca mom seen mourning latest dead calf in same heartbreaking way she did in 2018, new photos reveal
Other Southern Resident orcas have been seen carrying dead calves but not for as long as Tahlequah did. In 2018, she carried her calf’s body with her for 17 days. “It’s interesting that it’s the same whale doing this behavior again,” Dr. Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research, told CBS News.
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
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.
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.
Killer whale mom who carried dead calf’s body for weeks seen grieving again
Tahlequah first garnered worldwide recognition in 2018 when the killer whale carried her dead calf on the back for 17 days.
Famous grieving mother orca from endangered pod loses another calf
The same southern resident orca that famously carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 has lost another one. Marine biologists fear inbreeding is weakening the endangered pod of some 30 orcas struggling to find enough Chinook salmon.
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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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, ...
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Only about half of Southern Resident orca calves survive. Here's why
Researchers said Wednesday that mother orca Tahlequah was carrying her calf J61 after the female orca died. J61’s birth was confirmed just last week. While the birth of a new Southern Resident ...
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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.
The Center for Whale Research did not specify what sparked the concern, but the Seattle-based Orca Conservancy wrote on social media last year that researchers believed J61 was born prematurely.
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 ...