A January 2025 article from the BBC’s Jasmin Fox-Skelly details numerous examples, from an elderly elephant shedding tears and eventually succumbing to grief after an elephant she had befriended died ...
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for ...
A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn’s carcass ...
Apex predators attract a special kind of fascination; also called "super predators," they sit at the top of the food chain, ...
After consulting with federal authorities, rescuers decided the most humane course of action was to euthanize the animal.
Amid several spectacular sightings, scientists say humpback whales could be making a return to UK waters as the species ...
A devastating video shows Kshamenk barely able to move in the tight space - so small it has reportedly caused his body to bend ... timelapse of the isolated killer whale lying motionless for ...
Grief has long thought to be a human trait, but other animals – from killer whales to crows – also appear to suffer loss when a companion dies.
of Public Works found the body ... headed whales, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Division, are small, dark mammals closely related to pygmy killer ...
Tahlequah is constantly nudging the deceased calf’s body, which weighs around 300 ... recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships ...
Tahlequah is constantly nudging the deceased calf’s body, which weighs around 300 pounds (136 kilograms ... I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among ...