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

In 2018, researchers observed J35 pushing her dead calf along for 17 days, propping it up for more than 1,000 miles.

An orca famous for carrying a dead calf around has once again been spotted with a deceased newborn on her head in Puget Sound, but there's some good news for her endangered southern resident killer ...

A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said Friday, as they searched the ...

A killer whale, which captured the world's attention in 2018 when it was spotted pushing the dead body of its newborn calf for 17 days, appears to be grieving again. The whale, known as Tahlequah, has ...

Tahlequah’s new calf was especially important as it was a female. The birth also was of symbolic importance to the region.

All linked stories were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. The world’s oceans are filled with mysterious giants, some rarely ever seen. This year, researchers discovered new animal ...