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This orca is carrying around another dead calf. Here’s what we know about how orcas grieve
research director for the Center for Whale Research. Weiss says during the 2018 journey, Tahlequah’s own mother stayed close by, but has since passed. This time, Tahlequa’s sister Kiki is ...
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Killer whale mom who carried dead calf’s body for weeks seen grieving again
Tahlequah first garnered worldwide recognition in 2018 when the killer whale carried her dead calf on the back for 17 days.
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Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is traveling with it
Scientists initially spotted the whale mom, known both as Tahlequah and J35, with a new female calf on Friday, Dec. 20 but were worried about the health of the baby when they got out on the water ...
Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies
J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles ...
“Devastating”: Whale Who Carried Lifeless Calf For 17 Days Across The Ocean Loses Another Newborn
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident killer whale who famously carried her deceased calf for 17 days in 2018, has tragically lost her newest offspring. Tahlequah, a female orca born around 1998, endured ...