An orca that captured the world’s attention in 2018 after she carried her dead newborn calf for weeks appears to be a new mother again, bringing a sign of hope to researchers.
The Center for Whale Research has named the newborn killer whale female J61 Dave Ellifrit/Center for Whale Research Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 ...
They are also threatened by pollution and underwater noise — with the latter disrupting the orca's sound-based hunting ability. Whales and dolphins have been spotted 'carrying' or caring for ...