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  1. Paddleboarder gets too close to whales to film them, gets nudged away

    Drone footage has captured a paddleboarder getting too close to film a southern right whale mother and calf,…
    #NewsBeep #News #Australia #Albany #AU #closeencounter #DBCA #PointAnn #southernrightwhales #StAnne'sbeach #WANews
    newsbeep.com/au/162076/

  2. New research published in ‘Science Advances’ has found #southernrightwhales live to a median age of 73 years old, with up to 10% surviving past 131 years.

    This makes them the second-longest lived mammals on Earth, after #bowheadwhales, which can live to over 200 years old.

    Dr Vanessa Pirotta, a #Cetacean scientist, said whales were long-lived animals 'just like us'. Southern right whales migrate up and down Australia's coastline every year.

    #auspol

    theguardian.com/australia-news