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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Orcas grieve too


Georgia Orcas  (Photo by Christopher Michel)
Grieving humans know all too well how tough it is to let go of loved ones.  Grieving orcas know this too: quite literally.

A mama orca has been spotted “clinging to her dead calf more than two weeks after her newborn died.”  She has been keeping the baby afloat by carrying it.

This particular group of whales near British Columbia, Canada has not experienced “a successful birth since 2015.”  The population has therefore been declining and is currently endangered.

Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/grieving-orca-still-swimming-with-her-dead-calf-in-northwest/ar-BBLGcdF?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=BHEA000

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