In December, news broke that Tahlequah, the orca who famously carried her dead calf for 17 days, had given birth. Sadly, it appears that the new calf has died.

The calf adds to the stressors facing the southern resident orcas, especially Tahlequah, a mother already caring for other young.

The calf, J61, was pictured on December 20 A bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is bearing its body, US marine researchers said.

An orca has been spotted carrying the body of its deceased calf. The orca named Tahlequah, first gained global attention in 2018, when she did a similar gesture when her previous female newborn died.

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of grief over lost offspring,

The orca who captured global attention in 2018 by carrying her deceased calf for 17 days has faced another heartbreaking loss.

Scientists were hopeful that the calf, known as J61 would survive, despite the health complications but the situation turned pear-shaped quickly.

An orca named Tahlequah was seen carrying her dead newborn calf in Puget Sound, Seattle. This is the second time she has exhibited such behavior, previously doing so in 2018 for 17 days. This recent loss marks the second of her four documented calves.

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 is doing so once again following the death of her new calf.

Tahlequah is once again carrying a dead calf, researchers said, as she did in 2018 in a 17-day, 1,000-mile tour that shocked the region and world.