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This orca is carrying her dead calf

Orca mom is carrying a dead calf for the second time, raising concerns among scientists

Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health.

New York Post on MSN · 4d

Orca mom seen mourning latest dead calf in same heartbreaking way she did in 2018, new photos reveal

Other Southern Resident orcas have been seen carrying dead calves but not for as long as Tahlequah did. In 2018, she carried her calf’s body with her for 17 days. “It’s interesting that it’s the same whale doing this behavior again,” Dr. Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research, told CBS News.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

This orca’s grief stunned the world. Now she’s mourning the loss of another calf.

The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research called “devastating” news.

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Killer whale mom who carried dead calf’s body for weeks seen grieving again

The Center of Whale Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) witnessed the mother carrying her ...

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Whale Expert Who Helped Real-Life Free Willy Is Fighting to Save 2 Orcas at Shutdown Marine Park (Exclusive)

Dave Phillips, a scientist that helped to rewild Keiko, the orca who starred in "Free Willy," is working to help two other ...

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Grieving Mother Orca Whale Carries Dead Baby, Again | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Vantage with Palki Sharma A grieving mother orca is once again carrying her dead calf, echoing a heartbreaking event from ...

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Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean loses another baby

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse along with her for more than two weeks in a ...

The Bowhead Whale Survives Icy Waters and Killer Whale Attacks

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

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Tahlequah, the Grieving Orca Who Carried Her Dead Newborn 1,000 Miles, Gives Birth to a New Calf

the orca made headlines in 2018 when she was observed grieving her deceased calf by swimming with it on her back for 17 days. By the time she finally let the calf go, the killer whale had swam a ...

Only about half of Southern Resident orca calves survive. Here's why

Orca researchers hope the Southern Resident population can grow to 80 to 90 whales in the next 50 years, which experts say will help them breathe a sigh of relief.

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