A newborn killer whale calf spotted off the southern coast of WA could be one of the youngest ever seen in Australian waters.

For more than a thousand miles, a Southern Resident killer whale known as Tahlequah carried the body of her dead calf on a ...

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 ...

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

Tahlequah is grieving. Hour after hour, day after day, she clings to the lifeless body of her newborn. She carries her calf ...

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 ...

There were just 73 orcas left in the population as of the latest census, in July 2024.  The conservation groups are now ...

Environmental groups are taking federal ministers to court in a push for them to recommend an emergency order to save ...

A female killer whale gives birth to one calf at a time every three to 10 years. Orcas work together to take care of the young. Female killer whales live to be around 50 years old, but some orcas ...

The loss of Tahlequah’s new calf (“ Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies ,” Dec. 31, Climate Lab) and her all-too-familiar grief ...

In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...