Tahlequah
VietnamorcaFemale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Tahlequah is an orca whale known for her extraordinary display of maternal grief after the loss of her calf, which she carried for 17 days and nearly 1,600 kilometers without eating, showcasing profound emotional depth and social behavior in marine mammals.
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In 2018, a killer whale named Tahlequah carried her dead calf over 1,600 km across the Salish Sea near British Columbia, Canada for more than 2 weeks.
Cá heo mẹ mang xác con non suốt nhiều ngàyVnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·Vietnam· 2026-08-05
Vietnam· 2026-08-05
Tahlequah is an orca who mourned her dead calf by keeping it afloat for 17 days.
La reacción de los animales ante la muerte: un estudio revela sorprendentes comportamientos - CienciaABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·
Paraguay· 2025-09-13
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