SAN DIEGO — Divers off the coast of La Jolla made an extraordinary discovery last week when they spotted the carcass of a ...

The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just ...

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 ...

"When we see a calf ... dead whales that we're going to go back together and figure out, 'Oh, this is in fact this whale,'" he said. It is believed there are fewer than 400 North Atlantic right ...

While it is known that animals grieve their dead calves ... to carry their calf to term so they’re spontaneously miscarrying their calves or their calves are born and die right away," they ...

Related: Baby Whale Dies After Being Found on Florida Beach with a 'Large Plastic Bag' in Its Stomach She has been carrying the calf, a female dubbed J61, through the water since it was confirmed dead ...

The Center for Whale Research spotted the southern resident killer whale, named Tahlequah, or J35, on Jan. 10, nine days after she was first seen pushing her dead calf while she swam ... and believed ...

The grieving killer whale mother who lost her calf on New Year’s Eve has been pushing and carrying the dead baby for at least 11 days. Researchers said J35, also known as Tahlequah, was spotted ...

J35, also known as Tahlequah, is seen pushing her dead calf, J61, near Seattle ... and believed to be the baby of J41, was spotted again on Jan. 10 and "appeared healthy." ...