Grieving Salish Sea Orca Whale Carries Dead Calf For 17 Days

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Tahlequah carries her dead calf in the water (Photo Credit: Taylor Shedd/Soundwatch, taken under NMFS MMPA permit #21114)

While whales are known to grieve the loss of their loved ones, the recent story of an orca mom clinging to her dead calf for over two weeks demonstrates unprecedented evidence of the strength of the species’ familial bonds. The heart-wrenching saga began on July 24, 2018, after a female calf born to J35, aka Tahlequah — a member of the endangered Southern Residents Killer Whales (SRKW) pod — died 30 minutes after birth. Instead of letting the carcass sink into the ocean, the grieving mother began carrying the lifeless body by balancing it on her forehead or nudging it along the water surface with her nose.

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  • x_goddess_x
    x_goddess_x약 4년
    That is so sad! (omg I am like crying now.) Wow, that is so sad.
    • unipug2
      unipug2약 4년
      Poor baby.
      • unipug2
        unipug2약 4년
        Life in the animal kingdom is harsh. Let's remember that humans are animals too, so we are basically extended family here in the animal kingdom.
        • chemistry2
          chemistry24년 이하
          Humans arent animals we are related to animals but we are not them animals only think about now not what hapens tomorrow or the next day we think about what happens in the future
        • bday_summergirl
          bday_summergirl약 4년
          Aww! I feel so bad for the mama whale T-T
          • dream_beyond
            dream_beyond약 4년
            That is so sad : (
            • gold3nglare
              gold3nglare4년 이상
              Oh poor thing.
              • ggmickeyayla
                ggmickeyayla4년 이상
                That's horrible that the whale thinks she's helping it.
                • chemistry2
                  chemistry24년 이하
                  ik but its the circle of life and that calf will make it so other animals could live too
                • gerububy-160502067383
                  gerububy-1605020673834년 이상
                  Thats so sad
                  • zalylato-160502067383
                    zalylato-1605020673834년 이상
                    So sad :(
                    • catqueen2122
                      catqueen21225년 이하
                      #sadlife

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