Tahlequah, The Orca Famous For Grieving Her Dead Calf, Has 'Spunky' Baby Boy
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING A female orca known best for carrying her dead calf with her for more than two weeks in apparent grief is now mother to a healthy male. J35's new calf appeared healthy and precocious, swimming vigorously alongside its mother in its second day of free-swimming life.https://t.co/6bSnvzRAju pic.twitter.com/ctxRQqPnn8 — Whale Research September 6, 2020 Researchers determined this week that her new calf is a boy, after examining images from a photographer who observed the orca pod on Tuesday near Point Roberts, Washington. The calf, known as J57 to researchers, was frolicking alongside Tahlequah with other orcas close by, photographer Sara Hysong-Shimazu said in a news release from the Pacific Whale Watch Association. The photographer described J57′s spyhop as “so cute.” Tahlequah made headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf, which had died minutes after being born, for 17 days.
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