Whale Mother and Calf (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Whale Mother and Calf

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A mother-calf pair of southern right whales swims in calm waters off Argentina's Peninsula Valdes, the location of their calving grounds. The mothers later teach the calves the location of their feeding grounds during a long migration through the South Atlantic Ocean, according to a new study from University of Utah biologists.

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John Atkinson, Ocean Alliance

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