The calf was female, and the killer whale population is endangered and matrilineal, contributing to the gravity of her passing. On a brighter note, the second newborn (J62) appears to be in sound ...

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 ...

In 2018, the endangered orca known as Tahlequah carried the body of her dead calf for at least 17 days ... By analyzing hormones in southern resident killer whales’ feces, Wasser has helped ...

"It is a concern that she's expending a lot of energy to try to take care of this calf that she's lost," Hanson said. According to the center, the death of any Southern Resident killer whale calf ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists are unsure what caused the female calf’s death but believe it was born prematurely. About 50% of orca babies die within a year. The population of southern resident killer whales has ...

WASHINGTON – A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said. Scientists say ...

another new calf, J62, was observed alive by officials and scientists. Southern resident orcas are endangered, and distinct from other killer whales because they eat salmon rather than marine mammals.

J35, known by the nickname Talequah, is a member of the southern resident killer whale J pod and gave birth recently to a female calf. 0:35 New orca calf confirmed, another dead However ...