Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf For Weeks

Other Southern Resident orcas have been seen carrying dead calves but not for as long as Tahlequah did. In 2018, she carried ...
The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called “devastating” news.
J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles ...