Endangered Killer Whale's Heartbreaking Vigil For Dead Calf Continues
An endangered orca, given the name Tahlequah, gave birth a week ago and the calf died shortly afterward. The mother has been keeping its body afloat ever since.
A female killer whale off the coast of Washington state appears to be grieving her dead calf. The endangered orca, given the name Tahlequah, gave birth a week ago and the calf died shortly afterward.
The mother has been keeping its body afloat ever since.
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Jenny Atkinson, executive director of The Whale Museum on San Juan Island. The group has a boat on the water and is monitoring the mother from a distance.
“She’s carried
