The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 days, has given birth to her second baby ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

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 ...

Six years ago, Tahlequah swam with her dead calf for 17 days, preventing its body from sinking, in an apparent act of grieving. The mother whale’s first known baby since that incident came two years ...

Tahlequah is known to be the mother of another orca, J47, who is now around 14 years old, and also J57, a baby born two years ... exclusively fish-eating killer whale communities in the northeast ...

The news of a baby brought hope to researchers and whale watchers as Southern Resident killer whale numbers have dwindled over the years. It’s also the second time Tahlequah, also known as J-35 ...

Around two years later, the killer whale mother gave birth to a healthy ... is often seen playing with his older brother. Tahlequah, The Orca Famous For Grieving Her Dead Calf, Has 'Spunky' Baby Boy ...

Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 days, has given birth to her second baby since 2018. The Center for Whale Research first became aware of the new calf on ...