An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks and a distance of 1,000 miles has given birth again, according to the Center for Whale Research.

In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.

An orca who made headlines in 2018 after she carried her dead calf for more than two weeks was again spotted carrying the body of her newborn, just days after researchers confirmed she'd given birth.

An orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018 seems to be repeating the behavior with a newly deceased baby whale. Researchers say it's a show of grief. An orca mother carried her dead ...

What's New. The orca that made headlines in 2018 for carrying her stillborn calf for 17 days off the coast of Washington and British Columbia has given birth to a new baby, according to Michael ...

In 2018, the apparent deep mourning of this orca, identified by researchers as J35 and also known as Tahlequah, became a symbol of the plight of the Southern Resident whales. While orcas sometimes ...

The new orca is the first known calf for its mother, T046B3 or "Sedna." The calf's great-grandmother was captured and held by SeaWorld before Washington state leaders intervened to save it.

The orca Tilikum is seen performing at SeaWorld in Orlando in March 2011. The animal killed three people over the years. Photograph by Gerardo Mora, Getty Images.

The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research ...