Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health.

Tahlequah, an orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days and more than 1,000 miles in 2018, lost another calf recently and is grieving the death in a similar way.

An orca has been spotted carrying the body of its deceased calf. The orca named Tahlequah, first gained global attention in 2018, when she did a similar gesture when her previous female newborn died.

An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 is doing so once again following the death of her new calf.

Tahlequah, an orca mother known as J35, was observed carrying her dead calf across the waters near Washington State. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared images of this on social media, according to n-tv.

Tahlequah is once again carrying a dead calf, researchers said, as she did in 2018 in a 17-day, 1,000-mile tour that shocked the region and world.

Famous Grieving Orca Whale Spotted Carrying Body of Her Dead Calf Over Hundreds of Miles for Second Time An orca living in Washington has been dealt with another tragedy, according to keen observers.

Six years ago, an endangered orca whale was spotted carrying a dead calf around on her head for over two weeks. Now, that same orca has been seen carrying another dead calf. Tahlequah the orca, also known as J35,