Tahlequah, the Southern Resident orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is mourning the loss of another newborn, raising concerns about her health.

Tahlequah, an orca well-known for having carried her dead calf for over two weeks back in 2018, has been struck by a heartbreaking event once again. After it was recently announced that the orca had given birth,

In 2018, an orca mother refused to abandon her dead calf. Instead, she pushed its body for 17 days. Now she is doing it again with another dead calf.