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A Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) is seen at Ribanceira Beach, Imbituba, Santa Catarina state, Brazil on July 09, 2019. (Photo: EDUARDO VALENTE/AFP via Getty Images)
ARGENTINA

Whale makes unprecedented 10 000km journey from SA to Argentina

Scientists believe she travelled that far to find good food sources, which is a ‘worrying trend’

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
En route: Southern right whales’ migration, reproduction and body condition has changed. The adults nurse their young (above) in the Southern Ocean. Photo: Gerard Soury/Biosphoto/AFP
CLIMATE CHANGE

Satellite tags on whales to give reason for their decline

The project will help scientists understand changes in the southern right whales’ migration and feeding patterns

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read