At the time, after talking to local authorities, it was believed the young orca should be taken to the Mundo Marino team for rehabilitation. The aquarium added that specialists at the time ...

The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...

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

The calf was born Dec. 24. Observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale's health.

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

An orca pregnancy typically lasts 17 months. Orca researchers say there’s no shortage of southern resident orcas getting pregnant, yet most young orcas die in the womb or shortly after birth.

Tahlequah, the orca whale also known as J35 ... but experts shared that the first year of life for a young killer whale is the most critical and dangerous. "I sort of thought at one point ...