US EditionKiller whale Tahlequah who carried dead calf in 'show of grief' gives birth again
- The Orca named Tahlequah has given birth to a new female calf, known as J61, according to Michael Weiss, Research Director of the Center for Whale Research .
- Concerns have been raised about the well-being of Tahlequah and her calf by researchers at the CWR.
- Holly Fearnbach, Marine Mammal Research Director at SR3, stated that Tahlequah highlighted the high level of reproductive loss in Orcas.
- New calves face a high mortality rate in their first year, and every birth is crucial for the survival of the species.
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In 2018, Tahlequah, also nicknamed “J35”, made an impression by refusing to let the body of her newborn child sink into the depths of the ocean. The orca has recently become a mother again.
The female killer whale Tahlequah carried her dead calf on her head for over two weeks in the summer of 2018 – a mourning ceremony that attracted international attention. Now Tahlequah, who also goes by the name J35, has had a new calf.
The orca, called Tahlequah, had been sighted in 2018 traveling over 1,000 miles with its dead calf. Last Friday she was sighted with a new calf off the coast of the state of Washington.
Researchers express concerns over survival of new orca calf
There is exciting news for the orca community as a new calf has been spotted swimming in the Salish Sea. According to a Facebook post by the Orca Conservancy on Tuesday, the Center for Whale Research confirmed orca J35 Tahlequah birthed new calf J61. However, the report is bittersweet as researchers voiced their concerns for its survival. SR3 SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research is the agency that records body measurements of the whal…
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