Once they are in the body of a salmon, a seal, an orca, or a human, they remain stored in fat. In the case of Southern Resident orcas, if there aren’t enough salmon to eat and the whale needs to ...

“Ideally mothers need to be robust with ample fat storage to help with the demands of lactation,” the Orca Conservancy said. It’s too early to be certain that J61 will survive, but given her ...