NPR article: After Calf's Death, Orca Mother Carries It For Days In 'Tragic Tour Of Grief'

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The salmon-eating Puget Sound orcas have been having trouble with bearing calves for the past three years. The calf that was recently born to one whale died a half hour later, and even into this week, the mother has been seen pushing her deceased offspring for miles around.

Read full article: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/31/634314741/after-calfs-death-orca-mother-carries-it-for-days-in-tragic-tour-of-grief

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