The mother orca, known as J35 or Tahlequah, is a Southern Resident killer whale in the Salish Sea off the coast of British Columbia and northwest Washington State. In July, scientists counted 73 ...

By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it over her head, and gripping its tiny fin with her teeth, to stave off the inevitable. Just as she did in 2018 ...

In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca known as J35 (Tahlequah) carries the carcass of her dead calf in the waters of Puget Sound off West Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Jan.

Newborn southern resident orca calf confirmed, another feared dead 'Hard to watch': Killer whale mother still grieving in unprecedented display Hanson said researchers are concerned about ...

An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf for more than two weeks was again spotted carrying the body of her newborn, just days after researchers confirmed she'd given birth.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over ...

An orca who made headlines in 2018 for carrying around the body of her dead offspring has lost another calf, and seems to be repeating her prior show of grief. The killer whale mother is widely known ...

SEATTLE – As Tahlequah carries her dead calf, scientists studying the endangered southern residents are concerned for the mother orca. On Christmas Eve it was confirmed she gave birth to a ...

Tahlequah, the mother orca who touched hearts worldwide in 2018 by carrying her dead calf for 17 days, has experienced another tragic loss. The Center for Whale Research (CWR) confirmed that J61 ...

The orca that captured worldwide attention in 2018 when she carried her deceased calf with her for 17 days appears to be grieving again. According to the Center for Whale Research, the mother ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – A grieving orca mother who made headlines more than six years ago for carrying her dead newborn calf for 17 days after its death is sadly repeating history after the death of ...

Michael Weiss, research director for the centre, told the news conference that other southern resident orcas have been observed carrying dead calves before, but not for weeks as J35 did in 2018.