Fans of the Northwest’s endangered orcas have been on an emotional rollercoaster. Two newborn calves were seen swimming with the region’s southern resident orcas in late December, a welcome ...
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 ...
Whale researchers in the Pacific Northwest reported a day of extreme highs and lows on the last day of 2024. On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died.
Tahlequah, 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 ...
A killer whale that is part of a population struggling to survive appears to be grieving, carrying the carcass of her dead calf on her head, echoing the mourning behaviour she exhibited for 17 ...