Off the coast of Washington, a killer whale does not part for two weeks with a dead calf

24 Killer whale 17 lost its newborn cub in July, which apparently died shortly after giving birth. The animal did not throw the body and XNUMX days did not part with it; to support the remains of the cub afloat

Photo: Center for Whale Research

Nearby 20 years, she lives in the Pacific in the region of the US state of Washington and Canadian British Columbia, writes Air force. July 24 scientists observing marine mammals have noticed that Tledelya has given birth to a female calf. At first it seemed that everything was going as usual: the newborn orca swam with the mother. The very next day, she was seen dead, and Tlezheya kept her body on the water, pushing it with her nose.

Such behavior is common among dolphins and whales, including killer whales, the Washington whale research center says, but mothers usually swim with dead cubs for no more than a week. Tkaneya did not part with the body of a small orca 17 days.

All this time, Tahlequah remained in her pack. When she got tired, other members of the pack picked up the cub's body. As Deborah Giles, a whale researcher at the University of Washington, told The Washington Post, Tahlequah's behavior cannot be explained in any other way - the animal really mourns the death of its calf.

More than a week after the death, the body of the cub began to decompose, but Tlejandy left it only on August 10, when oceanologists noticed it as part of the flock, reports the Seattle Times. In total, during this time, the killer whale swam more than 1600 kilometers.

Photo: Center for Whale Research

The pod to which Tahlequah belongs is dwindling due to a lack of food and a declining population of salmon, which the orcas feed on. The flock now numbers 75 individuals; it has decreased by 8 animals over the past six months. According to scientists, Tahlequah's health is not in danger - she behaves as usual and eats.

Many American newspapers have written about Tlejuda. Her contact information from dispatchers was requested by Richard Russell, a staff member at the airport in Seattle, hijacked and crashed the bombardier on Friday, 10 August. Russell himself was killed, and no one else was on board the aircraft.

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