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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‘She has lost someone dear’: Professor hopes orca’s ‘grief swim’ spurs ethics rethink
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there’s no ...
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 ...
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 ...
Famous mother orca still carrying body of 2nd dead calf
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Mother orca still pushing body of dead calf off Vancouver Island, 10 days after death
A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass ...
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Grieving mother orca pushing dead calf's body for over 10 days: US research center
Mother orca 'appeared to be trying to keep it (calf) from sinking' off Canada's Vancouver Island, says Center for Whale ...
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Orca's 'grief procession' for dead calf marks 11th day in Victoria waters
For at least 11 days, a mother killer whale has been carrying the body of her dead newborn calf. Only a handful of days old, ...
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Orca calf’s death argues for four dams’ removal
with developers, John McPhee writes: “ [P]ossibly the reaction to dams is so violent because rivers are the ultimate metaphor of existence, and dams destroy rivers. Humiliating nature, a dam is evil — ...
Southern Resident whale continues to carry her dead calf, highlighting orca grief process
The mother orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, has been seen carrying her deceased calf for at least 11 days, drawing attention ...