calf
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A rare observation of a humpback whale mother remaining beside her dead calf is offering researchers a closer look at how these animals may respond to loss.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
In 2025, a female humpback whale was observed off the southern Gold Coast with an escort whale after apparently giving birth to a deceased calf.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hopeful return: Reliever Shawn Armstrong, who signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract last offseason, has been sidelined since July 24 with a calf strain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Imam came in for criticism during the second Test at Lord's for not batting in either innings because of a calf injury.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
And the mine shaft into which she had fallen trying to save a wandering calf had been closed in long ago.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
The observation adds to the small number of documented cases involving deceased calves in baleen whales.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
All of the affected elephants - mainly female adults and their calves - had also shown signs of paralysis, which authorities believe also points to cyanide poisoning.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Grunting may be the lingua franca of Bos grunniens, but they also harrumph, bellow and squeak, and calves occasionally meep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
This year, authorities have counted 1,375 specimens, including nearly 400 calves, Coscarella said.
From Barron's
Danny cried out when the roots twisted around his calves and knees.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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