The Centre for Whale Research says it has confirmed a new killer whale calf in a pod of endangered orcas that live off southwest British Columbia is female.

An endangered southern resident orca calf, first discovered on New Year’s Eve, has been spotted again, and the Center for Whale Research is thrilled at the calf’s appearance. “She’s still ...

Researchers say they’re “cautiously optimistic” about the health of a new southern resident killer whale calf after drone video showed the calf swimming with its pod east of Vancouver Island in late ...

The encounter near the U.S. San Juan Islands east of Victoria showed orca calf J62 swimming alongside other members of J Pod.

Mother orca Tahlequah, orca J35, shocked the world back in August 2018 by carrying her dead calf, which lived only 30 minutes, for 17 days and 1,000 miles. This Christmas, the region was delighted ...

The post this week also says researchers were able to confirm the adult female J35, or Tahlequah, is no longer carrying the body of her dead calf, which she started pushing around Jan. 1.

Researchers using a drone captured images of the newest southern resident baby orca frolicking with its ... to carry and push the dead calf for several days, something she had done previously ...

Famous orca mother carrying body of another dead calf in act of grief: researchers Researchers have previously said the behaviour is an apparent act of grief, and that J35 has now lost two of her ...