Humpback whales are among the most beautiful and gentle creatures on the planet. They are among the largest creatures on land ...

The sight of an orca clinging to her dead calf for a heartwrenching reason turned out to be a way of coping with loss, just ...

but it’s rare to encounter a baby whale without its momma. Sadly, newborn gray whales cannot feed or defend themselves if they become separated from their mothers. As Sackrison stated ...

Researchers have not yet determined the sex of the new calf or the baby whale's mother. Tahlequah, the Grieving Orca Who Carried Her Dead Newborn 1,000 Miles, Gives Birth to a New Calf On Monday ...

Scientists initially spotted the whale mom, known both as Tahlequah and J35, with a new female calf on Friday, Dec. 20 but were worried about the health of the baby when they got out on the water ...

The Center for Whale Research said a team of researchers was able to begin observation of the newborn girl Monday ... By the time she let the baby's carcass go, she had carried the calf across ...

The bereaved whale mother who made headlines when she heartbreakingly grieved her dead baby for more than two weeks has given birth to a new calf, scientists said. The mama orca, named J35 by ...

Advertisement Each whale was accompanied by a newborn calf. Researchers said both whale moms are 20 years old. Caterpillar is a first-time mother, while Blackheart had one calf previously.

Orca mother J35, balancing her dead baby on her nose trying to keep it afloat ... accumulate in orca milk and weaken the health of newborn calves. Another major challenge facing the killer whales is ...