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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Whittle

First right whales of season gorge on critical food off Massachusetts, giving hope for a strong year

Right Whale Population - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Scientists who study a critically endangered species of whale that lives off New England said encouraging early signs suggest the animals could have a strong season for feeding and breeding.

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest whale species in the world and it is thought to number about 370. The giant animals migrate, and usually arrive in Cape Cod Bay off Massachusetts early in the winter and stay until around the middle of May.

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