LYNDA V. MAPES: ‘A grieving mother orca is falling behind her group as she labors through the water at about 6 knots, continuing to carry her dead calf in an eighth day of mourning. J35, or Tahlequah, gave birth the morning of July 24 to the calf, which lived for only one half-hour. She has … Continue reading Grieving mother orca falling behind family as she carries dead calf for eighth day