Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Deep mourning by an orca mother Some female orcas have been known to carry their deceased offspring, but the time and distance Tahlequah has carried her two dead calves is unusual, according to experts. Candice Emmons/NOAA Fisheries This act of grief raises concerns among researchers, including Weiss and Hanson, for its physical …
LOADING ERROR LOADING There’s a glimmer of hope for a once anguished orca. Two years ago, the internet watched with a heavy heart as an grief-stricken killer whale named Tahlequah mourned the loss of her newborn calf by carrying its dead body with her for 17 days. https://t.co/3Z281G79aK pic.twitter.com/mUo4KnWWZE — SR3 July 26, 2020 In 2018, Tahlequah, referred to by …
