Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf in an apparent effort to revive it. Researchers with the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said they received reports on Friday that the whale—identified as J36—was pushing the dead calf in Rosario Strait, part of the Salish Sea in the San Juan Islands.

Endangered orca in Washington seen carrying a dead calf. (2025, October 12). BusinessMirror, p. A9.