Killer whale mom who carried dead calf’s body for weeks seen grieving again
The Center of Whale Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) witnessed the mother carrying her deceased child on her nose across Puget Sound. Scient
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again - Tahlequah had carried her other dead female calf for more than two weeks seven years ago
An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
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.
Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days has new baby
The killer whale that carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks for 1,000 miles in 2018 has a new baby, according to the Center for Whale Research.
Mother orca Tahlequah who once carried dead calf 1,000 miles is grieving the loss of another newborn
Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health.
This Orca Mom Has Sadly Been Seen Carrying A Second Dead Calf
Six years ago, an endangered orca whale was spotted carrying a dead calf around on her head for over two weeks. Now, that same orca has been seen carrying another dead calf. Tahlequah the orca, also known as J35,
Grieving orca mom carries dead calf on her nose for fifth day
An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound.
Sex Lives of Whale Sharks Caught on Camera: Pursuit, Love Bites, and Getting Into Position
Researchers have captured rare video of whale shark courtship behavior, revealing intimate details of the largest fish in the ...
Whale shark pre-mating ritual observed for the first time
Whale sharks typically gather around Ningaloo Reef every year from March through July to feast on the plankton and krill that ...
Center for Whale Research announces birth and loss within J pod
The Center for Whale Research shared bittersweet news on New Year’s Eve: J pod has welcomed a new calf, J62, but also ...
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Killer whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles of ocean loses another baby
Facebook/Center for Whale Research This was the second calf J35 had given birth to since her first loss. A team of scientists watching the pod raised alarm bells just days after the discovery ...
Rare video captures following and biting courtship behavior in elusive whale sharks
Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...
“A mix of tragedy and joy.” Whale researchers recount death of orca calf
One of Washington’s beloved Southern Resident Orcas is breaking hearts across the world again. In 2018, Tahlequah garnered ...
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A grieving orca carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018. Now she's again carrying the body of her latest child.
While it's not common, J35 isn't the only whale to have carried a dead calf, Dr. Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research told CBS News. "What made J35's case in ...
Humpback whale that washed up on LI was popular NYC ‘acrobat’ — and was likely killed in a boat strike, experts say
The young whale was a popular humpback who put on shows for whale watchers this summer — once tail throwing directly beneath ...
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Scientists put microphones at the bottom of the Gulf to hear whales. It was eerily quiet.
Scientists initially expected some whale populations to rebound a decade after the BP oil spill. New research suggests they ...