Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago, because I was swimming ...

A young humpback whale that died, presumably, after it became trapped in a commercial mussel-farming line off Long Beach, Ca.

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SEATTLE — The mother orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, has been seen carrying her deceased calf for at least 11 days, drawing attention to the critically endangered southern resident killer whales.

If you ever doubted the overwhelming intelligence of whales this ... can save its mother who’s in a life or death situation. When Captain Faizel and his crew set off for their second dive of the day, ...

What’s more, the discovery didn’t end there. The team soon realized that this majestic albino mother humpback whale was not alone; she had her calf swimming alongside her. The gentle giants had ...

Footage of humpback whales captured by drones ... BBC what she says is the first drone footage of a mother-calf pair of southern right whales off the coast of South Georgia.

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

the mother orca famous for carrying her dead calf on her back in 2018, lost another calf on New Year’s Eve this year, prompting an outpour of mourning and support. The Center of Whale Research ...

observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale’s health. “Early life is always dangerous for new calves, with a very ...