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 like humans.

In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days ... result in a calf that lives to its first birthday, according to the Center for Whale Research. The center’s research ...

For more than a thousand miles, a Southern Resident killer whale known as Tahlequah carried the body of her dead calf on a ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

Its birth was doubly poignant: its mother, known as J35, attracted worldwide attention in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead ... of any calf in the [Southern Resident killer whale ...

Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...

research director at the Center for Whale Research. Tragically, by New Year’s Eve, the calf was confirmed dead, he said. Researchers have reported as of January 5 that Tahlequah is still ...

In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days ... result in a calf that lives to its first birthday, according to the Center for Whale Research. The center's research ...