It's a race against the clock for scientists and researchers to learn more about two Southern Resident whale calves and their ...
Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.
The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least ...
The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 ...
“The team, including multiple experienced killer whale researchers, have expressed concern about the calf’s health based on the behavior of both J35 and J61,” the Center for Whale Research ...
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 ...
A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago was spotted ... is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) ...
The CWR said this behavior was seen previously in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead calf for 17 days.