Nine Endangered Whales Pass Jekyll Island
Nine Endangered Whales Pass Jekyll Island
The group of migrating North Atlantic Right whales was the largest spotted in years.
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Biologists used to see more than 100 migrating North Atlantic Right whales swimming pass Jekyll Island in the 2000s, but the endangered mammals are a much rarer sight these days. Nine were seen about 30 miles off Jekyll Island last week, the largest group spotted in several years.
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