The calf was female, and the killer whale population is endangered and matrilineal, contributing to the gravity of her passing. On a brighter note, the second newborn (J62) appears to be in sound ...

The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...

In 2018, the endangered orca known as Tahlequah carried the body of her dead calf for at least 17 days ... By analyzing hormones in southern resident killer whales’ feces, Wasser has helped ...

"It is a concern that she's expending a lot of energy to try to take care of this calf that she's lost," Hanson said. According to the center, the death of any Southern Resident killer whale calf ...

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 Sabienna Bowman is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE ...

Scientists are unsure what caused the female calf’s death but believe it was born prematurely. About 50% of orca babies die within a year. The population of southern resident killer whales has ...

WASHINGTON – A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said. Scientists say ...

A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be grieving again. The whale, known as Tahlequah ...

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it ...

another new calf, J62, was observed alive by officials and scientists.Southern resident orcas are endangered, and distinct from other killer whales because they eat salmon rather than marine mammals.