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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Grieving killer whale who carried calf’s body spotted again with dead baby

Whales in sea
The female killer whale J35 with her newborn calf J61, who died. Photograph: Center for Whale Research

An apparently grieving killer whale who swam more than 1,000 miles (1,600km) pushing the body of her dead newborn has lost another calf and is again carrying the body, a development researchers say is a “devastating” loss for the ailing population.

The Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said the orca, known as Tahlequah, or J35, was spotted in the Puget Sound area with her deceased calf.

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