J35, a southern resident killer whale also known as Tahlequah, carried her child's body on her head for 17 days across a distance of 1,000 miles in 2018, according to the Center for Whale Research.
Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with death.
An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks and a distance of 1,000 miles has given birth again, according to the Center for Whale Research.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – One fashion trend from the ’80s may be making a comeback – at least with killer whales. An orca has been spotted wearing a salmon hat for the first time since 1987.
An orca who made headlines for mourning her dead ... Scientists saw the grieving mother with the dead calf draped on top of her head and said that she appeared to dive for it when it sank from ...
An orca famous for carrying a dead calf around has once again been spotted with a deceased newborn on her head in Puget Sound, but there's some good news for her endangered southern resident ...
Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...
All It Took Was For One Brave Orca To Balance A Salmon On Her Head—And The Salmon Hat Trend Took Off Killer whales are incredibly social and remarkably intelligent. Known for their advanced ...
The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35 ... said J35 was draping the dead calf across her snout or on top of her head, and that she appeared to dive for it when it sank from the surface.