Humpback Calves "Whisper" To Their Moms To Avoid Predators
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Fredrik Christiansen/Functional Ecology
Every winter, hundreds of humpback whales migrate long distances from their high latitude feeding grounds in the Arctic and Antarctic to warmer tropical regions to breed and give birth. The newborn calves, which consume over 52 gallons of milk on a daily basis, have only a few months to pack on the body fat needed to survive the long trek back to cooler waters in summer. How the babies signal hunger and avoid predators during these formative months has always been a mystery to scientists.
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- Thebomb.com8년 이상It's sad how killer whales listen to hunt the calf
jblanch1약 8년I Know Right!?
- Thebomb.com8년 이상Also that we can hear it
- Thebombom8년 이상That's pretty cool
- TINKEL BERRY 8년 이상WOW SO AMAZING my hole class is reading
- fagagag8년 이상wow
bikegirl20058년 이상Humpback Whales are amazing!! I'm so glad I'm not a Whale though! Tracking through the water for 5,000 km must be hard for a calve!!- mr_wooflz8년 이상wow thats cool bro
minameejeff8년 이상awesome- leann downs mse8년 이상whale are my animals😏😏
- PAPYRUSFAN<38년 이상i <3 animals and i think the whale call is cute!