Two days of gentle contact, and the whole ocean had no word for it.
Scientists Document Humpback Whale's Possible Grief Ritual Over Her Stillborn Calf
Scientists Jan-Olaf Meynecke and Andrew Mulville watched a humpback whale off Gold Coast, Australia, on 17 July 2025 repeatedly touch her stillborn calf with her head and pectoral fin. Underwater footage showed the calf, under four metres long, lying motionless on the seabed. The team documented the behaviour as post-mortem attendance and suggested it could be a form of mourning, while cautioning the interpretation is not conclusive.
Source: Scientists Document Humpback Whale's Possible Grief Ritual Over Her Stillborn Calf — Mongabay Latam
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