Arabian Sea Humpback Whale (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Arabian Sea Humpback Whale

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A whale named 'Spitfire' swims in the waters off the island of Hallaniyah in southern Oman. Scientists from WCS, AMNH, and the Environment Society of Oman have found that humpback whales inhabiting the Arabian Sea are the most genetically distinct humpback whales in the world and may be the most isolated whale population on earth.

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Photo credit: © Tobias Friedrich

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