The Center for Whale Research announced the addition of a new calf in J pod along with the news of the recent passing of one ...

The calf was born in late December. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led ...

Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another child — and ...

Whale researchers in the Pacific Northwest reported a day of extreme highs and lows on the last day of 2024. On the low side, ...

Famous Grieving Orca Whale Spotted Carrying Body of Her Dead Calf Over Hundreds of Miles for Second Time An orca living in ...

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

Tahlequah, the Southern Resident killer whale who famously carried her deceased calf for 17 days in 2018, has tragically lost her newest offspring. Tahlequah, a female orca born around 1998, endured ...

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, ...

The end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 brought bittersweet and exciting updates on Southern Resident killer whales.

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 ...

“The team, including multiple experienced killer whale researchers, have expressed concern about the calf’s health based on ...

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 ...