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

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.

Six years ago, an endangered orca whale was spotted carrying a dead calf around on her head for over two weeks. Now, that same orca has been seen carrying another dead calf. Tahlequah the orca, also known as J35,

An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound.