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 ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.

BREEDING: Female beluga whales become sexually mature after age four and will give birth every two or three years. Breeding occurs in the spring, and after a gestation period of longer than a year, a ...

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it ...

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 ...

An endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale swims with her calf. (Credit: Hollis Europe/Jacob Barbaro, NOAA Fisheries). Image is available for media use. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, ...