Marathon of mourning ends for mother orca, seen without dead calf for first time in weeks “We first saw J35 and her son J47 off by themselves away from the main group, then as we watched we quickly realized that there was a very small fin tucked in next to them,” said Sarah McCullagh, a naturalist and captain with San Juan Safaris in a statement.“I was obviously elated, so excited for J35 after the incredible loss she suffered a couple of years ago, but also for the Southern Resident community as a whole.
I definitely cried.”Non-profit group the Centre for Whale Research has confirmed the birth, and said the new calf — dubbed J57 — appears “happy and precocious” and was “swimming vigorously alongside its mother in its second day of.