Center for Whale Research confirms birth of new J pod orca, death …
The Center for Whale Research announced the addition of a new calf in J pod along with the news of the recent passing of one of its female calves Wednesday. "New Year’s Eve 2024 was a day of ...
'Devastating': Mother Orca Tahlequah Is Carrying Her Dead
6 days ago · Tahlequah, the mother orca who touched hearts worldwide in 2018 by carrying her dead calf for 17 days, has experienced another tragic loss. The Center for Whale Research (CWR) confirmed that...
Orca mom is carrying a dead calf for the second time, raising …
1 day ago · Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 1,000 miles over 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health.
Grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose for fifth day
2 days ago · Endangered orca J35 carries her dead newborn calf, J61, on her snout in Puget Sound, with West Seattle shoreline in the distance, on Jan. 1, 2025. ... KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are ...
Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies | The Seattle Times
Jan 1, 2025 · J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles over 17 days. ... Local News; Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies . Dec ...
‘Profound sadness’: Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies
Jan 2, 2025 · SEATTLE — In a day of sadness and surprise, researchers on Puget Sound on Tuesday found J61, the new calf born to mother orca Tahlequah, had not survived — and that a new calf also had been...
Orca who carried dead calf's body for weeks has lost another …
3 days ago · Amid the sorrowful news of J61’s loss, the Center for Whale Research noted, there was also cause for hope. On Monday researchers observed a new young orca swimming with the J pod, which they ...
Researchers Believe New Calf of Orca Known for Grieving 2018 …
Jan 1, 2025 · Per The Seattle Times, researchers believe the mother orca's newborn calf, who the Center for Whale Research discovered the calf on Friday, Dec. 20, and given the alpha-numeric designation J61,...
Heartbreak for Tahlequah: Famous orca mom loses another baby ...
Jan 1, 2025 · Tahlequah, the mother orca who became world-famous in 2018 for carrying her dead calf on her head for 17 days and 1,600 kilometres, has lost a second calf. J61 was born just before Christmas in ...
Endangered orcas’ circle of life: one baby dies, another is born
Dec 31, 2024 · Whale watchers were relieved to see a baby orca off the Kitsap Peninsula’s Point No Point Monday afternoon. They believed it was J61, the newest member of the Northwest’s endangered killer...