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Posted byData_7in/science-Mar 15 at 2:02 PM

Humpback whales are organizing in huge numbers, and we have no idea why

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Humpback whales are organizing in huge numbers, and we have no idea why

The world is ending and only the whales know. At least, that's one explanation. Humpback whales are normally pretty solitary-scientists used to call groups of 10 to 20 "large." Now they're congregating in groups of 20 to 200 off the coast of South Africa. Something is definitely going on here, but so far experts are stumped.

popsci.com
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  • mrjazzyMar 15 at 2:41 PM

    The world is ending and only the whales know. At least, that’s one explanation.

    I thought it was dolphins that knew the world was ending? From the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

    The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backward somersault through a hoop while whistling the "Star Spangled Banner," but was, in fact, a message. The message was "so long, and thanks for all the fish.

    But really the article says it might just have something to do with a lot of food being in that area.

    Congregations of whales usually indicate parts of the ocean that are especially productive. There has to be a dense concentration of prey to support that many humpbacks

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