US EditionSouthern right whales are having fewer calves: What this says about ocean health
Since 2009, southern right whales have extended calving intervals from three to up to five years due to reduced krill and sea ice from Southern Ocean climate changes.
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South Africa: Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves - What This Says About Ocean Health
Analysis - Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, the flash of a tail or the explosive splash of 40 tons of flesh pounding the surface of the water when they breach. The immense satisfaction experienced during these brief appearances is a testimony to the whales' elusiveness, and the immen…
Southern right whales are having fewer calves: what this says about ocean health
Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, the flash of a tail or the explosive splash of 40 tons of flesh pounding the surface of the water when they breach. The immense satisfaction experienced during these brief appearances is a testimony to the whales’ elusiveness, and the immense difficul…
Southern right whales are having fewer calves: What this says about ocean health
Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, the flash of a tail or the explosive splash of 40 tons of flesh pounding the surface of the water when they breach. The immense satisfaction experienced during these brief appearances is a testimony to the whales' elusiveness, and the immense difficul…
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