Rare North Atlantic right whale calf spotted near Quebec, lifting season count to 24
Scientists have confirmed a previously unrecorded North Atlantic right whale calf sighted off Quebec. The sighting raises this season's total to 24, the highest figure since 2009. Researchers think the calf's mother, a 38-year-old whale named Silt, gave birth in the warmer waters off the southeastern United States. The species is still critically endangered, with roughly 380 individuals remaining.
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