Killer Whale That Carried Its Dead Calf for 17 Days Gives Birth Again

Killer Whale That Carried Its Dead Calf for 17 Days Gives Birth Again
Courtesy of Katie Jones/Center for Whale Research
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A killer whale that “grieved” her dead newborn calf by carrying its inert body on her head over 1,000 miles through the Pacific Ocean for 17 days is making headlines again: the orca is a mom again.

On Sept. 5, after months of tracking the killer whale’s subsequent pregnancy, scientists were overjoyed to discover that she has given birth again.