What researchers spotted off Cape Cod and the Vineyard recently is something they almost never see in these waters.
The sighting marks the first time endangered blue whales have been recorded in this area of Massachusetts waters.
Last month, a blue whale was spotted off the coast in waters near Rhode Island by the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life — an “unusual occurrence” according to a NEAQ press ...
The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sighting took place in Loreto Bay National Park (PNBL) and caps an unprecedented whale watching season, which begins annually in December.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
At least 30 blue whales have been spotted in the waters of Loreto Bay National Park this season ...
Scientists may finally have an explanation for the longstanding mystery of why blue whale calves are rarely sighted, an advance that could help better conserve the critically endangered species. There ...
Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, ...
Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...
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