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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay and Mark Baker

Commuter ferries held up as humpback whales migrate

Commuters experienced an extraordinary delay when their ferry journey across Sydney Harbour was unexpectedly halted by a pod of humpback whales.

Travellers watched from an idling boat this month as humpback whales the size of buses surfaced nearby, and the curious mammals seemed to be watching them back. While unusual for many, such encounters are not uncommon in Sydney during June and July.

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