Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say it’s a cause for joy

Mongabay6 November 2026, 17:03 UTCCanada

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists who study whales are heartened by an unexpected discovery of a baby right whale off Canada. Researchers in Canada captured images of an unidentified baby North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest sea mammals in the world, off Anticosti Island in Quebec in September. Scientists with the New England […]

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