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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Eleven calves were separated from their mothers immediately after birth and placed in a calf group, where they were fed milk using an automatic feeder.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the years, Tahlequah has had two calves that survived, both males, one of them born in 2020.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
About 70% to 80% of calves that researchers are able to document and give identifying numbers survive their first years.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
The mortality rate for orca calves in their first year is around 50 percent, according to the .
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Two of the calves, both male, have survived.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
According to the wildlife charity (WDC), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, spinner dolphins, orcas, Australian humpback dolphins and sperm whales have all been observed carrying dead calves.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Many orca pregnancies fail, though, and about 50 percent of the calves die in their first year.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The loss is particularly devastating as female calves have the potential to lead their own families in the future.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Eleven calves were separated from their mothers immediately after birth and placed in a calf group, where they were fed milk using an automatic feeder.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the years, Tahlequah has had two calves that survived, both males, one of them born in 2020.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
About 70% to 80% of calves that researchers are able to document and give identifying numbers survive their first years.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
The mortality rate for orca calves in their first year is around 50 percent, according to the .
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Two of the calves, both male, have survived.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
According to the wildlife charity (WDC), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, spinner dolphins, orcas, Australian humpback dolphins and sperm whales have all been observed carrying dead calves.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Many orca pregnancies fail, though, and about 50 percent of the calves die in their first year.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Calves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calves. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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