The calf adds to the stressors facing the southern resident orcas, especially Tahlequah, a mother already caring for other young.

So I think it’s fair to say that she is grieving or mourning.” For now, scientists say, Tahlequah continues to carry the calf, nudging it through the water and diving deep to retrieve it if it ...

Writing has always been a creative outlet for an area poet who is also an author. In 2023, Quinn Carver Johnson released a first book, and is now working to spread many voices through poetry. Johnson ...

In December, news broke that Tahlequah, the orca who famously carried her dead calf for 17 days, had given birth. Sadly, it ...

How long Tahlequah will continue to do this is not known. The reason is presumed to be grief for a baby that did not survive. "It's fair to say she is grieving, or mourning," said Joe Gaydos ...

"I think it's fair to say that she is grieving or mourning." Tahlequah is using a significant amount of energy to push the baby whale's carcass, a behavior Hanson says could potentially do more ...

The researchers say her actions are a clear sign of grief over lost offspring. In 2018, whale experts observed Tahlequah and her pod pushing her dead calf along for 17 days, for a distance of ...

Scientists say whales are among the world’s most intelligent ... Center for Whale Research said the endangered orca named Tahlequah, also known as J35, was spotted carrying her deceased calf ...

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 is doing so once again following ...