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Researchers Spot Killer Whale Carrying Dead Calf Around for 17 Days- the Reason Left Them Shattered
The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just ...
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Orca mom is carrying a dead calf for the second time, raising concerns among scientists
a baby born two years after her 2018 loss. Killer whales typically reproduce every five years, giving the mother time to recover from the physical demands of pregnancy and giving birth, Hanson said.
New York Post28d
Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean loses another baby
A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.
New York Post26d
Orca mom seen mourning latest dead calf in same heartbreaking way she did in 2018, new photos reveal
The baby, J61, an endangered Southern Resident killer whale, only lived about a week and has been dead for several days, according to officials. It marks the second loss out of four births for ...
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The concept of death isn't uniquely human. There's comfort in that
Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...
The Independent25d
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
“The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous ... Previously, she had carried another deceased baby on her back (NOAA Fisheries) After the orca had ...
CBS News27d
A grieving orca carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018. Now she's again carrying the body of her latest child.
J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah ... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed the baby "remaining underwater for extended amounts of time indicating ...
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Researchers Believe Mother Orca Known for Grieving 2018 Newborn's Death Has Lost Another Calf
Researchers have not yet determined the sex of the new calf or the baby whale's mother. Tahlequah, the Grieving Orca Who Carried Her Dead Newborn 1,000 Miles, Gives Birth to a New Calf On Monday ...
The Washington Post26d
This orca’s grief stunned the world. Now she’s mourning the loss of another calf.
Though the baby was no longer breathing ... By analyzing hormones in southern resident killer whales’ feces, Wasser has helped show that members of Tahlequah’s species reproduce at some ...
The State28d
Grieving orca spotted carrying another dead baby off Washington. ‘Devastating’
An endangered whale was spotted off Washington carrying her calf’s deceased body over a week after the baby was first documented by researchers. The baby Southern Resident killer whale was ...
Yahoo24d
Killer whale mom who carried dead calf’s body for weeks seen grieving again
The calf was female, and the killer whale population is endangered and matrilineal ... most of her energy to hold onto her 300-pound baby. The loss of a child impacts the whole pod, which ...
AOL25d
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
“The death of any calf in the Southern Resident killer whale population is a tremendous ... After the orca had her calf die in 2018, she carried her baby’s body on her back for an ...