Summary
Tahlequah, the orca who gained global attention in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for 17 days across 1,000 miles, has given birth to a new calf, designated J61.
The Center for Whale Research expressed concern for J61’s survival, as orca calves face high mortality in their first year.
Tahlequah, part of the endangered Southern Resident orcas, now has three surviving offspring.
With only 73 whales left in the population, threats like pollution, food scarcity, and contaminants remain critical challenges to their survival.
I understand why you said it, but other animals are very social, intelligent, and emotional animals and I dont want people to think whales are special to the point of excluding other species.
A good example I think are pigs, can very often be smarter and more emotionally responsive than dogs, and can have huge multifamily societies. In some herds, the whole group will get excited in anticipation of one of the sows giving birth.
Even cows cry when their calves are taken.
That single fact is what makes milk unpalatable to me.
On Alone: Australia, one of the contestants was a biologist. She refused to eat any animal that “cares for its young.” I had never thought about differentiating that way.