Tahlequah, the grieving mother orca, once again carries the weight of loss, embodying the emotional depth and resilience of ...
research director for the Center for Whale Research. Weiss says during the 2018 journey, Tahlequah’s own mother stayed close by, but has since passed. This time, Tahlequa’s sister Kiki is ...
Scientists initially spotted the whale mom, known both as Tahlequah and J35, with a new female calf on Friday, Dec. 20 but were worried about the health of the baby when they got out on the water ...
Scientists had been conserved about the calf based on her behavior (Center for Whale Research/Facebook) Scientists had worried about Tahlequah’s health seven years ago, as well. She is now in ...
J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles ...
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident killer whale who famously carried her deceased calf for 17 days in 2018, has tragically lost her newest offspring. Tahlequah, a female orca born around 1998, endured ...