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.

Whale researchers in the Pacific Northwest reported a day of extreme highs and lows on the last day of 2024. On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf ...

The killer whale calf was spotted in the Puget Sound area off Washington state several days ago. On Tuesday, the center determined J35, also known as Tahlequah, was the baby's mother. The calf ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and ...

A killer whale has captured the world's attention by carrying her dead calf on her back for 16 days. The mother whale was first spotted carrying her dead calf on 24 July, off the shore of ...

A killer whale has stopped carrying her dead newborn calf after at least 17 days, during which she covered 1,000 miles (1,600km), scientists say. The whale "vigorously chased a school of salmon ...