A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago was spotted recently in waters off Victoria, B.C., still ...

J35 was then seen on Jan. 1, pushing her calf's carcass around, draped over the top of her head as she swam. The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface ...

Tahlequah, the mother orca famous for carrying her dead calf on her back in 2018 ... Most dolphins and whales bear the body on their nose or fin for a day or two, not 17. Tahlequah’s ...

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf ... The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it over her head, and gripping its tiny fin with her teeth, to stave off ...

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for ... Individual whales are identified by unique markings or variations in their fin shapes ...