A young orca calf has died after being stranded for over nine hours at Carmel River State Beach in California's Monterey Bay.

Previously, she had carried another deceased baby on her back (NOAA Fisheries) After the orca had her calf die in 2018, she carried her baby’s body on her back for an unprecedented 17 days and ...

The killer whale calf was spotted in the Puget Sound area off Washington state several days ago. On Tuesday, the center determined J35, also known as Tahlequah, was the baby's mother. The calf ...

Members of the marine mammal rescue group Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder walk with a Pygmy killer whale that was found stranded off the beach at Long Key State Park in the Florida Keys on ...

In a day of sadness and surprise, researchers on Puget Sound on Tuesday found J61, the new calf born to mother orca Tahlequah ... calf is not yet confirmed. Baby orcas always face long odds ...

(CNN) — The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale ...