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
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,
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.
Grieving orca mom carries dead calf around on her head for a 2nd time
An orca famous for carrying a dead calf around has once again been spotted with a deceased newborn on her head in Puget Sound, but there's some good news for her endangered southern resident killer whale pod.
A grieving orca carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018. Now she's again carrying the body of her latest child.
An endangered orca who 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.
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.
'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.
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
Orca seen carrying dead calf in repeat of scene from 2018
There appears to be new heartache for the orca nicknamed Tahlequah after researchers spotted her on Wednesday carrying her new calf on her head, much the way she did another calf six years ago.
Orca who carried dead baby for days in 2018 now mourning second calf
The Southern Resident orca Tahlequah, who carried the body of her dead baby on her head for 17 days in 2018, has lost another calf known as J61. KING’s Sharon Yoo speaks with whale watchers in West Seattle and explains new laws in effect that hope to protect the endangered whale population.
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Center for Whale Research confirms birth of new J pod orca, death of female calf J61
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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 ...