The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research.
"And again, because him being a social animal in the wild, a male Orca will live their entire lifetime little more than another whale's length from their mother. "You know that's how tight these ...
when conditions and movements of the whales allow. “Obviously, it’s a heartbreaking, tragic situation for not just her, but also for the population,” NOAA orca researcher Brad Hanson told KUOW.
NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...
In this photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, the orca known as J35 (Tahlequah) carries the carcass of her dead calf in the waters of Puget Sound off West Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Jan.
Orcas, or killer whales, also adopted a bizarre behavior during this time that could only be described as a fad—balancing dead salmon on their heads like aquatic hats. Just as quickly as this ...