Orca who carried dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring
The calf was born in late December. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led ...
Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is carrying it again
An orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018 seems to be repeating the behavior with a newly deceased baby whale.
Where is Tahlequah? What we know about the mother orca and her calf
This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, during which she carried her dead calf for 17 ...
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Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf
human interference and pollution of their environments. It’s estimated there are only 50,000 killer whales globally. Contaminants in the water are a large concern for the killer whale population.
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Orca That Carried Dead Calf for Weeks Appears to Be in Mourning Again
Many orca pregnancies fail ... mainly Chinook salmon. The noise pollution from ships and boats in their habitat and toxic pollutants that make their way up the food chain have also been extremely ...
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An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35 ... Chinook salmon, as well as pollution and vessel noise, which hinders their hunting. Researchers have warned they are on the brink of extinction.
Mother orca Tahlequah still carries dead calf after 11 days
Mother orca Tahlequah is continuing to carry her burden of grief: a dead calf that she now has been refusing to let go of for ...