killer whale, Which captured the world’s attention in 2018 When he is seen pushing the body of his newborn calf for 17 days, he appears to be feeling sad again.
The whale, known as Tahlequah, has lost another calf and is pushing its body again, according to the Center for Whale Research.
This time the Tahlequah was spotted off the coast of Washington State in the United States.
Killer whales are known to carry their dead calves for a week, but scientists said in 2018 that Tahlequah set a “record.”
The Center for Whale Research said The death of any calf was a “huge loss” but he added that the death of a Taliqa calf was “particularly devastating” given its history.
The center, which studies the southern killer whale and works to conserve it, said Tahlequah has now lost two of its four documented calves — both female.
Both Canada and the United States classify southern killer whales as endangered.
The whales depend on Chinook salmon – which have seen a significant decline in recent years – for food.
Failure to reproduce is linked to nutrition and obtaining salmon, according to “The Verge” website. Research from the University of Washington.
Whales can travel an average of 120 kilometers (75 mi) per day.
The 2018 sighting of Tahlequah pushing a dead calf occurred while she was off the shores of Victoria, British Columbia.