A mother orca is continuing to carry the dead body of her calf that died about two weeks ago, according to the Center for Whale Research. In a Facebook post, the US-based research center said that ...

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn’s carcass ...

Carrying the extra weight of the calf’s body is both weighing down the mother and slowing her movements, which could impact her ability to forage for food. However, Weiss noted that during the orca’s ...

The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) Researchers expressed ...

Have you ever wondered whether your dog or cat experiences feelings of joy and sadness? How about whether or not wild animals love and grieve? Barbara J. King, an emerita professor of anthropology at ...

The centre says observers “were not seeing much of the carcass” and it appeared as if the mother was trying to keep the body from sinking. The calf was reported to have died around New Year ...