Other Southern Resident orcas have been seen carrying dead calves but not for as long as Tahlequah did. In 2018, she carried ...
On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died. Just a week earlier, researchers had proudly announced this new member of J pod, delivered by J35, Tahlequah.
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 ...
An endangered orca who carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 is doing so once again following the death of her new ...
The CWR said this behavior was seen previously in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead calf for 17 days.
In 2018, scientists documented the same orca mother carrying her dead calf for 17 days across more than 1,000 miles of water.
Tahlequah, an orca whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is grieving another loss. On Jan. 3, researchers ...
The end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 brought bittersweet and exciting updates on Southern Resident killer whales.
In December, news broke that Tahlequah, the orca who famously carried her dead calf for 17 days, had given birth. Sadly, it ...
The orca who captured global attention in 2018 by carrying her deceased calf for 17 days has faced another heartbreaking loss.
Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and ...
Tahlequah, a mother orca whale known for grieving her 2018 newborn calf's death, welcomed a new calf in December. Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now believe that ...