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

Tahlequah first garnered worldwide recognition in 2018 when the killer whale carried her dead calf on the back for 17 days.

In 2018, an orca mother refused to abandon her dead calf. Instead, she pushed its body for 17 days. Now she is doing it again with another dead calf.

Six years ago, an endangered orca whale was spotted carrying a dead calf around on her head for over two weeks. Now, that same orca has been seen carrying another dead calf. Tahlequah the orca, also known as J35,

An endangered orca mother has been carrying her dead newborn calf on her snout for nearly a week around Washington’s Puget Sound.