Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf For Weeks

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 ...
research director of the Center for Whale Research.The calf born to Tahlequah, known to researchers as J35, was first spotted on Dec. 20 swimming along with J pod in the Puget Sound area for ...
The CWR said this behavior was seen previously in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead calf for 17 days.