Aerial Blue Whale and Boat (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Aerial Blue Whale and Boat

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A group of blue whales first spotted off New Zealand several years ago appears to be part of a local population that is genetically distinct from other blue whales in the Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean, a new study has found.

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Todd Chandler

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