Mother Orca Of Dead Baby Calf Let Go Of Carcass 17 Days Later [PIC]

When I first heard about this story, I was heartbroken but it just got a little sadder. The orca known as Tahlequah and J35 was seen swimming alone for the first time since July 24th according to TMZ. That’s the day Tahlequah gave birth to her deceased calf and was so upset, she carried it around with her until yesterday morning. She was seen chasing a school of salmon near British Columbia without her baby for the first time in 17 days and 1,000 miles. According to the Center for Whale Research, mothers can carry their dead babies with them for up to a week while they are grieving but this amount of time was unheard of.

It was being called the “Tour Of Grief”…so sad.