The dorsal fin of the orca known as J35, or Tahlequah, is seen above the ocean surface as she pushes her dead newborn calf, J61, with her snout on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) Researchers expressed ...

The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.

A newborn orca calf has been sighted in Puget Sound in Washington state, sparking cautious hope for the endangered southern resident killer whale population. The Centre for Whale Research (CWR) ...

Excitement over a newborn southern resident orca calf that was spotted with the population's J pod earlier this week has been muted by news that another calf has died. The Center for Whale Research ...

Tahlequah, the killer whale who carried her dead calf and swam with him for 17 days in 2018, has likely suffered another loss. Per The Seattle Times, researchers believe the mother orca's newborn ...

(CNN) — The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale ...

was the first newborn in January 2024. The zoo also welcomed Mtembei the giraffe calf, Manilow the Grevy's zebra foal and a lowland anoa calf named Maya. The final births of the year were two ...