An orca named Tahlequah was seen carrying her dead newborn calf in Puget Sound, Seattle. This is the second time she has exhibited such behavior, previously doing so in 2018 for 17 days.
Scientists believe Tahlequah is expressing grief by continuing to push the calf's body, a behavior that expends valuable energy. While other orcas have been observed carrying their dead ...
Orca mom seen mourning latest dead calf in same heartbreaking way she did in 2018, new photos reveal
Tahlequah, the killer whale also known as J35 ... “Early life is always dangerous for new calves, with a very high mortality rate in the first year,” the center posted before J61’s death.
Similar behavior can also be seen in other socially cohesive animals with relatively long life spans, such as primates and dolphins, he added.Calf mortality is high: Only about 1 in 5 orca ...
Researchers spotted Tahlequah the killer whale swimming with her new calf, J61, on Dec. 20. The baby whale died a little over a week later Sabienna Bowman is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE ...
The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35 ... Calf mortality is high: Only about 1 in 5 orca pregnancies result in a calf that lives to its first birthday, according to the Center for Whale ...
3 (UPI) --The orca nicknamed Tahlequah was spotted carrying her new ... Hanson said when the calf sank, "it looks like she'll do a high arch dive to go down and recover the calf, and whether ...
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