Can killer whales speak our language? Creepy audio reveals orcas mimicking human words
Orcas, known for their intelligence, can mimic human language, as demonstrated by a female orca named Wikie who replicated ...
Mother Orca Still Carrying Dead Calf After 11 Days — Over 6 Years After Her First 'Tour of Grief' with Different Baby
Mother orca Tahlequah has been carrying her dead calf, a daughter, for at least 11 days, according to local news outlets.
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It’s the kids who can’t read, not the teachers
Tahlequah is not giving up. And neither can we. The southern resident orca, one of just 73 in existence, recently gave birth to a female calf in Puget Sound. Researchers ...
Southern Resident whale continues to carry her dead calf, highlighting orca grief process
The mother orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, has been seen carrying her deceased calf for at least 11 days, drawing attention ...
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Orca calf’s death argues for four dams’ removal
with developers, John McPhee writes: “ [P]ossibly the reaction to dams is so violent because rivers are the ultimate metaphor of existence, and dams destroy rivers. Humiliating nature, a dam is evil — ...
Bainbridge Island Review3d
1st looks at Kitsap’s biggest baby seen at Point No Point
A 400-pound, 7-foot-long, orange-and-black newborn may have already set the record for Kitsap’s largest baby of the year, but ...
Southern Resident orcas face uncertain future despite groundbreaking research efforts
It's a race against the clock for scientists and researchers to learn more about two Southern Resident whale calves and their ...
2 suspects identified in hate-based graffiti at Mercer Island middle school
The Mercer Island Police Department says two suspects have been identified in connection to antisemitic and racist vandalism ...
Mother orca Tahlequah still carries dead calf after 11 days
Tahlequah is the orca whose story shocked the world in 2018 when she carried a calf that lived only half an hour for 17 days ...
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WA bans commercial net-pen fish farming
More than 80% of public comments received by the Department of Natural Resources before Tuesday's hearing supported the ban, ...
Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf For Weeks -- Again
In 2018, an orca mother refused to abandon her dead calf. Instead, she pushed its body for 17 days. Now she is doing it again ...
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, ...