The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just like humans.

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother ... she carried her dead calf for 17 days. Now, she has lost another child, whom she has been carrying with her through the ocean for at least ...

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

Researchers spotted Tahlequah the killer ... Center for Whale Research confirmed that Tahelequah's latest calf, a female dubbed J61, has died and is being carried through the ocean by her mother.

A newborn killer whale calf spotted off the southern coast of WA could be one of the youngest ever seen in Australian waters.

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the body of the deceased female calf since Wednesday, the Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said in a Facebook post.

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

“The entire team at the Center for Whale ... cohesive animals with relatively long life spans, such as primates and dolphins, he added. Calf mortality is high: Only about 1 in 5 orca pregnancies ...