Tahlequah, a female orca known for carrying a deceased calf for 17 days in 2018, has sadly lost another newborn. Researchers confirmed the death of her calf, J61, on January 1, 2025, and observed Tahlequah carrying the body, echoing her previous mourning behavior. This loss underscores the precarious survival rates of the Southern Resident killer whale population and ongoing concerns about their primary food supply.
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“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 on: “The Center for Whale Research has received additional information that as of 1/1/25, J35 has been seen...
“The team, including multiple experienced killer whale researchers, have expressed concern about the calf’s health based on the behavior of both J35 and J61,” the center wrote onIt continued: “Early life is always dangerous for new calves, with a very high mortality rate in the first year.
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