The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just ...

Last week, researchers spotted a mix of individuals from the A23, A25 and A42 matrilines, including a new calf ... whales visited in 2022, Coast Reporter talked with Gary Sutton, a whale research ...

A newborn killer whale calf spotted off the southern coast of WA could be one of the youngest ever seen in Australian waters.

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother ... she carried her dead calf for 17 days. Now, she has lost another child, whom she has been carrying with her through the ocean for at least ...

A January 2025 article from the BBC’s Jasmin Fox-Skelly details numerous examples, from an elderly elephant shedding tears ...

SAN DIEGO — Divers off the coast of La Jolla made an extraordinary discovery last week when they spotted the carcass of a baby whale on the ocean floor ... be a gray whale calf.

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

"Though with these young whales ... a strong animal but the toll it takes on J35 because she can't forage when she's carrying the calf, Giles said. She also worries about the orca's mental ...

"When we see a calf, who the mother and father are is very helpful in understanding what the intervals are for the animals giving birth," he said, noting that a female right whale ideally waits ...