An orca calf less than 24 hours old has been spotted in a rare sighting of a newborn killer whale in Western Australia. The animals are regularly seen off Bremer Bay in summer, but calves are ...

The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother ... she carried her dead calf for 17 days. Now, she has lost another child, whom she has been carrying with her through the ocean for at least ...

A January 2025 article from the BBC’s Jasmin Fox-Skelly details numerous examples, from an elderly elephant shedding tears ...

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

"Though with these young whales ... a strong animal but the toll it takes on J35 because she can't forage when she's carrying the calf, Giles said. She also worries about the orca's mental ...

"When we see a calf, who the mother and father are is very helpful in understanding what the intervals are for the animals giving birth," he said, noting that a female right whale ideally waits ...

has been seen carrying her deceased calf for at least 11 days, drawing attention to the critically endangered southern resident killer whales. Researchers say this behavior is a sign of grief.