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 bowhead whales live for over 200 years. That's older than many countries' ...
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Orca That Carried Dead Calf for Weeks Appears to Be in Mourning Again
By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it over her head, and gripping its tiny fin with her teeth, to stave off the inevitable. Just as she did in 2018 ...
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Orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so again after death of new calf
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 ...
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Tahlequah, the Grieving Orca Who Carried Her Dead Newborn 1,000 Miles, Gives Birth to a New Calf
Tahlequah, the Orca Whale Who Once Grieved Her Dead Calf for 17 Days, Is a Mother Again "Early life is always dangerous for new calves, with a very high mortality rate in the first year," The ...