open image in gallery Tahlequah carries her dead offspring on her head. Previously, she had carried another deceased baby on her back (NOAA Fisheries) After the orca had her calf die in 2018 ...

The grieving whale was most recently spotted carrying her daughter ... NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days.

Tahlequah, the mother orca denoted as J35 who captured hearts worldwide in 2018 by carrying her dead calf for 17 days ... and also J57, a baby born two years after her 2018 loss.

In 2018, an orca mother made global news for her striking display of grief. Her young calf had died soon after birth, but she had refused to let go of her offspring. Instead, she pushed the body ...

Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...

RELATED: Famous orca mom carries another dead calf around Puget Sound Researchers ... RELATED: Endangered orcas’ circle of life: one baby dies, another is born While many biologists frown ...

Mother orca Tahlequah is continuing ... Tahlequah has two living sons. But this baby lived only a week. The birth was confirmed on Christmas Eve, and the baby was confirmed dead on New Year's ...

a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and heartbreaking photos and video show her again continuing to carry her dead baby.