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SEATTLE — Mother orca Tahlequah is continuing to carry her burden of grief: a dead calf that she now has been refusing to let go of for at least 11 days. Tahlequah is the orca whose story ...

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Scientists believe Tahlequah is expressing grief by continuing to push the calf's body, a behavior that expends valuable energy. While other orcas have been observed carrying their dead ...

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A killer whale known as Tahlequah, who gained global attention in 2018 after carrying the body of her deceased newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be mourning another loss. According to the Center ...

The whale, known as Tahlequah, has lost another calf and is again pushing the body, according to the Center for Whale Research. Tahlequah has this time been spotted off the coast of Washington ...

Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go. By Adeel Hassan The mother orca nudges her dead calf with her snout, draping it ...