calve• All was well at first, but when she calved it was another story.• So why was he fired for putting a chart of cariboucalving areas on the internet?• It is an early-maturing breed, capable of calving at two years old.• His wife had invariably been to lambing and, sometimes, calving courses.• An estimated one-third of whalecalvesdie in their first year.• They are surprisingly early maturing: like the Jersey, they have been known to calve even younger than two years old.• Another day, George rounded up some yearlingcalves for sale.• Nobody knew more about lambing and calving than a veterinarysurgeon so he was invited to instruct.