Check it out! A researcher at the New England Aquarium was the first human known to witness a right whale birth. Read all about her experience and some of the conservation efforts to save this endangered species here.
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Thanks for sharing the story Jennifer!
The birth has been a great moment in the Aquarium's right whale research :)
In addition to the above link, you can get all the hi-res photos of the event here:
http://www.neaq.org/conservation_and_research/projects/endangered_speci…
Dah!
URL was too long.
here's a shortened redirect:
http://www.neaq.org/rightwhalebirth