Tahlequah, a Southern Resident killer whale, has experienced another devastating loss, following the death of her newborn calf, J61. This marks the second time Tahlequah has mourned the loss of a female calf in recent years.
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Tahlequah, a female orca born around 1998, endured the devastating loss of her newborn, J61, a female calf born in December 2024. Orca Tahlequah lost another newborn after a 2018 ordeal of carrying a dead calf for 17 days. The loss of her calf, J61, highlighted precarious survival rates for Southern Resident killer whales.Researchers from the Center for Whale Research confirmed the death on January 1, 2025, and observed J35 carrying the calf’s body, echoing her previous mourning behavior. “The death of any calf in the SRKW population is a tremendous loss, but the death of J61 is particularly devastating, not just because she was a female, who could have one day potentially led her own matriline but also given the history of her mother J35 who has now lost two out of four documented calves – both of which were female,” the Center for Whale Research announced on Wednesday (January 1) on: “The Center for Whale Research has received additional information that as of 1/1/25, J35 has been seen carrying the body of the deceased calf (J61) with her. “This behavior was seen previously by J35 in 2018 when she carried the body of her deceased calf for 17 days. “We hope to have more information on the situation through further observation and will provide more details at that tim
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