Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with death.

Orcas, known for their intelligence, can mimic human language, as demonstrated by a female orca named Wikie who replicated ...

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.

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A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried her dead calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in a harrowing tale of grief, has lost another baby, scientists revealed.

Tahlequah, the killer whale also known as J35, was seen carrying the newborn on her back Wednesday through Washington state’s Puget Sound, just as she did seven years ago, according to the ...

Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State.

A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be grieving again. The whale, known as Tahlequah ...