Southern Resident orcas face uncertain future despite groundbreaking research efforts
It's a race against the clock for scientists and researchers to learn more about two Southern Resident whale calves and their ...
Famous mother orca still carrying body of 2nd dead calf
The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least ...
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Tahlequah mourns loss of another calf as Center for Whale Research confirms death of J61
On Wednesday, the CWR announced the addition of a new calf, J62, and also the death of J61. The CWR said they received reports on the evening of Dec. 30 that a new calf may be traveling with the ...
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Endangered orcas’ circle of life: one baby dies, another is born
They mistakenly believed it was J61, the newest member of the Northwest’s endangered killer whales. She had not been seen for nearly a week. On Dec. 24, researchers had expressed concern that ...
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Researchers Believe Mother Orca Known for Grieving 2018 Newborn's Death Has Lost Another Calf
The Center for Whale Research first became aware of the new calf, named J61, on Dec. 20 Maya Sears, NMFS/NOAA Permit 27052 Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him ...
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Tahlequah the Orca Has Lost Another Calf, and She’s Carrying It With Her Again
In December, news broke that Tahlequah, the orca who famously carried her dead calf for 17 days, had given birth. Sadly, it appears that the new calf has died. The post Tahlequah the Orca Has Lost ...
Orca who carried dead calf's body for weeks has lost another offspring
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.
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Newborn southern resident orca calf confirmed, another feared dead
"New Year's Eve 2024 was a day of extreme highs and lows. We have confirmation of another new calf in J pod, but sadly, this was combined with the devastating news that J61 has not survived." The ...
Mother Orca Still Carrying Dead Calf After 11 Days — Over 6 Years After Her First 'Tour of Grief' with Different Baby
Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.
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Orca mom is carrying a dead calf for the second time, raising concerns among scientists
Her newest calf, a female known as J61 to researchers, was first spotted on December 20 in the Puget Sound area on Washington state’s northwest coast by members of the public. The National Oceanic and ...
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Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
Researchers said that the calf, born off the shore of Washington state and known as J61, was female. She only lived for around a week and has been dead for a few days. “The death of any calf in ...
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Orca carried her dead calf for 17 days. She now has a new baby
On Monday, however, scientists and researchers observing the calf “confidently” assigned Tahlequah as the mother and the baby as alpha-numeric J61, Weiss said to CNN.On Friday, a nature ...