Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health.

The calf was born Dec. 24. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale's health.

Mr. Hanson said on Thursday that he did not know why the female calf, who lived for a few days during the last weeks of December, had died. The mother, one of only a few dozen of its type of orca, was seen carrying the dead female calf on Wednesday, though might have been doing so for longer.

The entire team at the Center for Whale Research is deeply saddened by this news and we will continue to provide updates when we can.”

Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with death.

Tahlequah, an orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018, lost another calf recently and is grieving the death in a similar way.

Tahlequah, an orca whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is grieving another loss. On Jan. 3, researchers confirmed that Tahlequah lost another calf and is once again carrying her baby's body through the ocean,

An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound.

There appears to be new heartache for the orca nicknamed Tahlequah after researchers spotted her on Wednesday carrying her new calf on her head, much the way she did another calf six years ago.

An orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018 seems to be repeating the behavior with a newly deceased baby whale. Researchers say it's a show of grief.

Famous Grieving Orca Whale Spotted Carrying Body of Her Dead Calf Over Hundreds of Miles for Second Time An orca living in Washington has been dealt with another tragedy, according to keen observers.