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Humpback whales can give birth while migrating thousands of miles
Humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae) are master migrators. Some populations of this baleen whale species travel upwards of 5,000 miles per year from colder waters to feed, towards warmer tropical waters where they give birth and care for their calves.
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Humpback Whales Can’t See as Well as Scientists Thought, and It Might Explain Why They Keep Getting Tangled in Fishing GearDespite having big eyes, the whales can't make out details of objects more than a few body lengths away, according to a new ...
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Whale researchers have new data about humpback whales giving birth along a busy “humpback highway” off Australia.
These gentle giants have poor eyesight and may not be able to see fishnets and boats with which they have fatal encounters.
Despite having eyes the size of an orange, the humpback whale has limited visual acuity, similar to nearsightedness, research shows 1. That makes it vulnerable to becoming entangled in fishing ...
Juneau is a refuge for humpback whale moms and their calves, but the sheer number of whale watching boats may be harming them ...
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