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Nuclear blast detectors reveal recovering whale population

ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE RESEARCH

The blowhole of a species of Pygmy Blue Whale Source: AAP / THE AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION/PR IMAGE

Researchers say the population of a new sub-species of Blue Whale appears to be growing, after analysing nearly two decades of data on the animals' songs.


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By Claire Slattery

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Researchers say the population of a new sub-species of Blue Whale appears to be growing, after analysing nearly two decades of data on the animals' songs.



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