J-Pod brings grief and joy in New Year
The Inland Northwest's resident orca pod gained a new baby, seen swimming with the J-Pod on New Years Day, but they also lost ...
Grieving orca who captured nation in 2018 is carrying dead calf for second time
The Southern Resident orca's J pod brought us grief and joy on the first day of 2025. SEATTLE — On this first day of the year, dozens of people chose to start 2025 at Constellation Park in West ...
Center for Whale Research confirms birth of new J pod orca, death of female calf J61
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 ...
Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is traveling with it
Tahlequah, an orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018, lost another calf recently and ...
J pod orca who pushed dead calf for 1,000 miles gives birth to new baby
A young female orca calf recently spotted by the CWR has now been confirmed to be the offspring of a whale who carried her ...
Southern Resident orca whale again carries her dead calf through Puget Sound-area waters
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, Tahlequah.
Orca who carried dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring
The calf was born in late December. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led ...
Center for Whale Research announces birth and loss within J pod
The Center for Whale Research shared bittersweet news on New Year’s Eve: J pod has welcomed a new calf, J62, but also ...
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Tahlequah the Orca Has Lost Another Calf, and She’s Carrying It With Her Again
In December, news broke that Tahlequah, the orca who famously carried her dead calf for 17 days, had given birth. Sadly, it ...
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Grieving orca mom carries dead calf around on her head for a 2nd time
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 killer ...
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Conservationists mourn J pod orca calf's death as new calf sighting brings hope
Some would shout which direction the sighting was. The tragic news of J61's death and the confirmation of the birth of another J pod baby were also top of mind for many. The dual news made whale ...
An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once again
In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days, propping it up for more than 1,000 miles.