A young humpback whale that died, presumably, after it became trapped in a commercial mussel-farming line off Long Beach, Ca.

“He released a shimmering trail of tiny microbubbles from his plumage, coating himself with a lubricating layer of air to cut ...

The loss of Tahlequah’s new calf (“ Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies ,” Dec. 31, Climate Lab) and her all-too-familiar grief ...

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

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 U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared images of this on ... the news that Southern Resident killer whale J35 has lost another calf and is again keeping it with ...

An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf for more than two weeks was again spotted carrying the body of her newborn, just days after researchers confirmed she'd given birth.

The calf had died shortly after it was born, and the mother and her closely knit pod of whales were seen taking turns carrying the dead body. In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca ...

Killer whale J35 (also called Tahlequah) carrying a newly dead newborn calf in the Puget Sound off the coast of West Seattle, Washington on January 1, 2025. Photo / NOAA Fisheries / AFP “We hope ...

"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 ...