How Tahlequah, her dead calf tell the story of climate change
Salmon are struggling to survive. So are the families of endangered southern resident orcas, with a population of just 73, ...
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The concept of death isn't uniquely human. There's comfort in that
Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago because I was swimming ...
Where is Tahlequah? What we know about the mother orca and her calf
This week, mother orca Tahlequah may have surpassed her 2018 tour of grief, during which she carried her dead calf for 17 ...
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How we can honor the orca Tahlequah’s grief
The loss of Tahlequah’s new calf (“ Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies ,” Dec. 31, Climate Lab) and her all-too-familiar grief are heart-wrenching. It would be easy to despair and feel powerless. But ...
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Southern Resident orca seen carrying deceased calf once again: what we can learn from Tahlequah’s second tour of grief
In 2018, an orca in the Pacific Ocean’s Southern Resident population named Tahlequah refused to let go of her dead calf, ...
Famous mother orca still carrying body of 2nd dead calf
The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least ...
What an Orca’s 1,000-Mile Swim Really Means
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 ...
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Orca still pushing body of her dead calf near Vancouver Island, 10 days after death
The Center for Whale Research says in a Facebook post on Thursday that the mother, known as J35 or Tahlequah, was seen ...
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Grieving mother orca pushing dead calf's body for over 10 days: US research center
Mother orca 'appeared to be trying to keep it (calf) from sinking' off Canada's Vancouver Island, says Center for Whale ...
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‘She has lost someone dear’: Professor hopes orca’s ‘grief swim’ spurs ethics rethink
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for ...
Orca mother still pushing dead baby 11 days after death; newest calf appears healthy
Researchers said J35, also known as Tahlequah, was spotted Jan. 10 in Haro Strait off San Juan Island with the body of her ...
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What an Orca’s 1,000-Mile Swim Really Means
One of the most compelling examples of animal grief she discusses is the case of Tahlequah, an orca whose “grief swim” in 2018, and now again in 2025, has captured global attention and ...