Members of a pod of endangered killer whales now appear to be taking turns floating the body of a newborn calf that died more than week ago. As It Happens reported on Friday about J-35, a mother orca from B.C. 's endangered killer whale population that has been balancing her dead calf on her nose near San Juan Island, Wash. This July 25 photo shows the orca mother, J-35, balancing her dead baby on her nose trying to keep it afloat. Population in crisisThe southern resident killer whale population consists of three orca pods that live around the coast of Oregon, Washington and Vancouver Island.

Source: CBC News August 01, 2018 03:43 UTC