This month, sightings of the orca show she has recently given birth ... to give calves the best chances of reaching adulthood. As CWR stated, “The Southern Resident killer whale population ...

A killer whale mom ... Facebook/Center for Whale Research This was the second calf J35 had given birth to since her first loss. A team of scientists watching the pod raised alarm bells just ...

The killer whale who captured hearts across the world in 2018 for refusing to let go of her dead calf has given birth to her second ... of the newborn girl Monday, giving the calf the alphanumeric ...

Giles said her recent research shows that, although female killer whales are getting pregnant and giving birth at relatively high rates, fewer than a third of those calves survive, which Giles ...

Killer whales typically reproduce every five years, giving the mother time to recover from the physical demands of pregnancy and giving birth, Hanson said. While no significant data are available ...

a federally protected endangered group of fish-eating killer whales stretching from British Columbia to Monterey. Its birth was doubly poignant: its mother, known as J35, attracted worldwide ...

The killer whale ... However, the Center for Whale Research tagged New Year's Eve 2024 as a 'bittersweet' day with scientists confirming the birth of another calf in the same pod.

A killer whale mother who carried her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent show of grief has given birth to a new calf ... had been able to observe the calf and confirm it is female, giving it the ...

The bereaved whale mother who made headlines when she heartbreakingly grieved her dead baby for more than two weeks has given birth to a new ... and British Columbia. Killer whales have strong ...