Other Southern Resident orcas have been seen carrying dead calves but not for as long as Tahlequah did. In 2018, she carried ...
The Center of Whale Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) witnessed the mother carrying her ...
The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 ...
The CWR said this behavior was seen previously in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead calf for 17 days.
Scientists have confirmed the most recent calf born to the endangered southern resident killer whales is a female.