J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles ...

Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 days, has given birth to her second baby since ...

I n 2018, Tahlequah the killer whale made headlines and broke hearts after she was spotted carrying the body of her dead calf ...

The nature photographer had gone out looking for J61 to confirm she was still alive. “I yelled out to others on the beach, ...

The killer whale mother, who made headlines with her display of grief in 2018, has given birth again. But researchers have ...

The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 ...

Tahlequah’s commitment to bringing new life into the world is unwavering; so too must be our commitment to restoring her ...

A team of researchers observe the new calf and confirm it is female, but they are concerned about its health after it was ...

Orca Tahlequah, known for carrying her dead calf in 2018, has been spotted with a new calf, J61, a hopeful sign for the ...

Per the Orca Conservancy, J61 is Tahlequah's third baby calf to survive. Her oldest, J47, also known as "Notch," was born in 2010, and her second, J57, who became known as "Phoenix," was born in 2020.