Mixed Emotions as Endangered Killer Whale Pregnancies Confirmed - Wild Orca
2021年9月17日 · In a healthy population, a killer whale might be expected to give birth every 2 to 3 years, and indeed we are seeing this in the transient orca population. J19 Shachi aged 42 is the oldest of the pregnant females, yet known to only have given birth to two calves: J29, born and died in 1993, and J41 Eclipse, in 2005.
Tahlequah, the orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days, is pregnant …
2020年7月27日 · Tahlequah is pregnant again. The mother orca raised worldwide concern when she carried her dead calf 17 days and more than 1,000 miles, almost exactly two years ago. Now, she has another chance...
Stranded killer whale was pregnant, necropsy shows | CBC News
2024年3月26日 · A necropsy on the killer whale that died after being stranded off northern Vancouver Island shows she was pregnant with another calf.
Tahlequah the orca is pregnant again - CNN
2020年7月29日 · Two years ago, the world watched with a heavy heart as a mother orca carried along her dead newborn for more than two weeks. Now, that same orca is pregnant again. Tahlequah, or J35, as she’s...
Here’s what pregnant orcas are up against in Puget Sound
2020年8月28日 · Researchers like Nollens say healthy orcas are more likely to become pregnant, but a few elements need to be present: a male orca of reproductive age; a cycling female orca that’s receptive to him and doesn’t have reproductive diseases; and quiet space and time to …
Pregnant orca in J pod appears to have lost her baby, scientists say ...
2021年2月19日 · The Orca Network said that in October 2020, J-46 appeared to be “very pregnant” in a photo taken off the coast of Point Robinson, but seems to have lost that girth, recent drone footage...
Orca Who Grieved By Carrying Her Dead Calf For 17 Days Is Pregnant …
2020年7月29日 · Two years ago, the internet watched with a heavy heart as an grief-stricken killer whale named Tahlequah mourned the loss of her newborn calf by carrying its dead body with her for 17 days. Now that same orca is pregnant again.
Why the Salish Sea's new baby orca surprised researchers
2024年9月27日 · Spotting a new orca calf in the Salish Sea is always exciting to whale watchers and researchers, but the most recent baby whale bouncing in the waters is particularly notable. The female orca...
Stranded orca was pregnant, while efforts to save her other calf …
2024年3月26日 · A marine scientist says a necropsy performed on female killer whale that died after being stranded in a lagoon with its two-year-old orca calf was pregnant. Photo by Jared Towers / THE CANADIAN...
Babies on board! Three endangered Northwest killer whales look …
2021年9月14日 · Comparison photos captured by research nonprofit SR3 showed endangered Pacific Northwest orca J36 is pregnant. Research photos taken with a drone show multiple killer whales are close to giving...