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 post Tahlequah the Orca Has Lost ...

Her newest calf, a female known as J61 to researchers, was first spotted on December 20 in the Puget Sound area on Washington ...

"We have confirmation of another new calf in J pod, but sadly, this was combined with the devastating news that J61 has not survived." The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it ...

It's a race against the clock for scientists and researchers to learn more about two Southern Resident whale calves and their ...

On Monday, however, scientists and researchers observing the calf “confidently” assigned Tahlequah as the mother and the baby as alpha-numeric J61, Weiss said to CNN. On Friday, a nature ...

The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least ...

The Center for Whale Research first became aware of the new calf, named J61, on Dec. 20 Maya Sears, NMFS/NOAA Permit 27052 Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him ...

On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died. Just a week earlier, researchers had proudly announced this new member of J pod, delivered by J35 ...

The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...

"New Year's Eve 2024 was a day of extreme highs and lows. We have confirmation of another new calf in J pod, but sadly, this was combined with the devastating news that J61 has not survived." The ...

The calf, a girl, was given the designation J61. It's not all good news for the mom and baby though. "The team, including multiple experienced killer whale researchers, have expressed concern ...