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Letter from the Desert: Raised by Wolves

Letter from the Desert: Raised by Wolves

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Chris Clarke
Aug 06, 2018
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There's an article in the New York Times this week about the Southern Resident orca mother whose calf died, and who in a bout of wholly relatable grief has been carrying the dead calf for two weeks now. J35, a 20-year-old member of the J Pod of Southern Residents, was tending to her dying newborn in traditional orca fashion, propping the baby up at the …

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