Orca advocates are begging federal leaders to help keep the Puget Sound’s Southern Residents alive. Advocates say the Federal ...
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for ...
Credit: NOAA Fisheries An endangered orca is carrying a dead calf around on her head in a tragic repeat of behavior that made headlines six years ago. Tahlequah, or J35, became famous in 2018 for ...
"This is an unfortunate way to start the new year with the news that southern resident killer whale J35 has lost another calf and is again keeping it with her," Michael Milstein, an NOAA public ...
A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn's carcass ...
In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca known as J35 (Tahlequah) carries the carcass of her dead calf in the waters of Puget Sound off West Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Jan. 1 ...
In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca known as J35 (Tahlequah) carries the carcass of her dead calf in the waters of Puget Sound off West Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Jan. 1 ...
While other killer whales have been observed exhibiting similar grieving behavior as J35, Tahlequah is unique in the length of time she carried her previous dead calf. NOAA Fisheries West Coast ...
Previously, she had carried another deceased baby on her back (NOAA Fisheries) After the orca had her calf die in 2018, she carried her baby’s body on her back for an unprecedented 17 days and ...
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 ...
Tahlequah, the mother orca denoted as J35 who captured hearts ... a wildlife biologist with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center of NOAA. Updates regarding the mother’s activity with J61 ...