Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf For Weeks

The southern resident killer whale, known as Tahlequah, has now lost another calf in what the Center for Whale Research ...
The nature photographer had gone out looking for J61 to confirm she was still alive. “I yelled out to others on the beach, ...
The end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 brought some bittersweet calf news as well as an exciting update for the community that follows Southern Resident killer whales, also known as orcas.
One of Washington’s beloved Southern Resident Orcas is breaking hearts across the world again. In 2018, Tahlequah garnered ...
A baby orca at first believed to be J61, which hadn't been seen for nearly a week, turned out to be a brand-new baby instead.
The southern resident orca population marked the turn of the year with both heartbreak and hope: the death of a newborn calf ...
The family is well-known among California whale-watching enthusiasts, with a reputation for playfully interacting with boats.