Orca Who Carried Dead Calf 1,000 Miles Gives Birth

Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calf
The whale, known to the world as Tahlequah, gave birth to her second calf since 2018, when she carried her dead newborn for more than two weeks.
Orca Who Carried Dead Calf 1,000 Miles Gives Birth Again
The whale who made headlines for carrying her dead calf for 17 days in 2018 just had a new baby, according to researchers.
Orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles has a new baby
An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks and a distance of 1,000 miles has given birth again, according to the Center for Whale Research.
Tahlequah, mother orca made famous after death of calf, has a new baby
She is the mother orca who captured the world’s attention by carrying her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. But now, there’s a new baby by her side — a symbol of hope in this, our own season of renewal.
Orca carried her dead calf for 17 days. She now has a new baby
The killer whale 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 Research.
Mother orca who swam with dead calf for 2 weeks preventing it sinking in act of grief has a new baby
The orca who swam 1,000 miles with the deceased calf and refused to let it sink for two weeks as she grieved its death has some happy news
J pod orca who pushed dead calf for 1,000 miles gives birth to new baby
A young female orca calf recently spotted by the CWR has now been confirmed to be the offspring of a whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018.
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Orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days has new baby
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