The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...
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In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf.
Crowds have been gathering on local beaches to see these apex predators break the surface. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Gasps) Oh. RYAN: Adding to the joy, two baby orcas were born in December ...