Mother orca still pushing body of dead calf off Vancouver Island, 10 days after death

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1. Whale that’s sad.

2. Fuck.

3. hey I don’t like this

4. Everybody grieves differently.

5. This is the second calf she’s had and the second calf she’s lost.

6. Welp, I just started my day.

   And now I’m sad.

7. Every creature great and small feels. I grieve for her.

8. Poor mama. So sad.

9. I had a pair of rats, Jack and Gus. They were litter mates, so the same age. But Jack was the big brother anyway. Everywhere he went, Gus followed behind.

   Then one day Jack died from a pituitary tumor that didn’t respond to medication.

   We eventually had to forcibly remove his body, because Gus wouldn’t leave him except to get a quick drink of water. He just stayed there all day with his head resting on Jack.

   Fortunately, Gus has a good support system of people and other rats, and eventually recovered. But he was not himself for a long time. Now, though, he’s even grown some – more likely to take initiative or be assertive, since his “big” brother isn’t around.

   Grief is hard, whether you are a whale, a human, or a rat. But with help, you can get through it.  I hope the whale has a pod, and that anyone reading this has the support they need too.

10. Another one?

11. This made me incredibly sad. Poor mother and I really feel for all of Earth’s creatures that are struggling now due to human selfishness and negligence.

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