Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

After moving to the aquarium, Kshamnek lived with a second orca named Belen. The pair hit it off until Belen died in 2000 after issues while giving birth, leaving the killer whale mostly alone for ...

Killer whales typically reproduce every five years, giving the mother time to recover from the physical demands of pregnancy and giving birth, Hanson said. While no significant data are available to ...

Killer whales typically reproduce every five years, giving the mother time to recover from the physical demands of pregnancy and giving birth, Hanson said. While no significant data are available ...

a federally protected endangered group of fish-eating killer whales stretching from British Columbia to Monterey. Its birth was doubly poignant: its mother, known as J35, attracted worldwide ...

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35 ... devastating — not only because she could have eventually grown to give birth and bolster the struggling population, but because J35 has now ...

Southern resident orca Tahlequah is suffering the loss of ... not only because she could have eventually grown to give birth and bolster the struggling population, but because J35 has now lost ...

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.

In 2018, the endangered orca known as Tahlequah carried the body ... and Atmospheric Administration believe that Tahlequah gave birth to her newest calf — a daughter — on Dec.

An orca who drew international attention when she ... according to the Center for Whale Research. Tahlequah last gave birth to a male calf in 2020. "New Year’s Eve 2024 was a day of extreme ...