Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.
J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.
By analyzing hormones in southern resident killer whales ... had lost her child: Another calf, named J62, had been spotted in the pod. Experts haven’t determined the young whale’s sex ...
A female orca who went viral while carrying her dead baby for hundreds of miles in 2018 has lost another child — mere days after it was born. The killer whale — officially tagged as J35 ...
Picture: Facebook/Center for Whale Research ... Washington state and British Columbia. Killer whales have strong social ties and continue to help their children even after they are fully grown ...
Researchers studying killer whale populations have spotted the grieving whale in the Puget Sound area, once again carrying the body of a deceased child. Tahlequah, also known as J35, had made ...
Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with death.
After consulting with federal authorities, rescuers decided the most humane course of action was to euthanize the animal.
This year’s Treaty Day Film Festival offers the first local chance to see “Resident Orca,” the documentary that follows the ...