The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...
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According to the center, the death of any Southern Resident killer whale calf is a "tremendous loss," but the death of Tahlequah's calf is "particularly devastating, not just because she was a ...
A killer whale that is part of a population struggling to survive appears to be grieving, carrying the carcass of her dead calf on her head, echoing the mourning behaviour she exhibited for 17 ...
Killer whales have been known to carry dead calves for a week but scientists in 2018 said Tahlequah had set a "record". The Center for Whale Research said, external the death of any calf was a ...
Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound ... survive longer — up to 50 or 60 years. The death of a female calf is especially difficult, scientists said Thursday ...
according to the Center for Whale Research. The center’s research director, Michael Weiss, estimated that only 50% of orca calves survive their first year. The center described the death of J35 ...
according to the Center for Whale Research. The center’s research director, Michael Weiss, estimated that only 50% of orca calves survive their first year. The center described the death of J35 ...
“We know that the bond between killer whale mothers and their offspring is ... southern residents is really concerning.” The second death of a child for Tahlequah is heartbreaking for the ...
The cause of death of the calf is unclear, but experts shared that the first year of life for a young killer whale is the most critical and dangerous. "I sort of thought at one point, okay, the next ...
She only lived for around a week and has been dead for a few days. “The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly ...
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