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.

On Monday, however, scientists and researchers observing the calf “confidently” assigned Tahlequah as the mother and the baby as alpha-numeric J61, Weiss said to CNN.

Tahlequah The Killer Whale Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days. Now She Has Given Birth Again Conservationists are concerned about the health of the new calf, J61.

Per the Orca Conservancy, J61 is Tahlequah's third baby calf to survive. Her oldest, J47, also known as "Notch," was born in 2010, and her second, J57, who became known as "Phoenix," was born in 2020.

Tahlequah, The Grieving Orca, Loses Another Calf, Carries Dead Body Around Scientists were hopeful that the calf, known as J61 would survive, despite the health complications but the situation ...

The whale, known to the world as Tahlequah, gave birth to her second calf since 2018, when she carried her dead newborn for more than two weeks.

On Monday, however, scientists and researchers observing the calf “confidently” assigned Tahlequah as the mother and the baby as alpha-numeric J61, Weiss said to CNN.

There were concerns about orca whale calf J61 The CWR confirmed Tahlequah birthed her now deceased calf in a Facebook post on Christmas Eve.

An orca, who carried her dead calf for 17 days and swam over 1600 kmof ocean in 2018, has given birth to a new baby, according to the Center for Whale Research.

Killer whale Tahlequah who carried dead calf in 'show of grief' gives birth again - but experts are concerned A team of researchers observe the new calf and confirm it is female, but they are ...