Rare Footage of Pygmy Blue #Whales Reveals Unique Behaviour to Researchers #wildlifeofaustralia

What you’re seeing here is the first-ever footage of a blue whale calf nursing and rare video of blue whale courtship! 🐋
Evidence of blue whales’ reproductive and calving behaviour has remained largely “unknown” in the scientific community until now, but a project led by @charlesdarwinunint and @ANUchannel has gathered footage capturing this behaviour.
The footage was taken in Timor-Leste’s waters, where long-term monitoring is providing critical insights into the ecology of the Austral-Indonesian population of pygmy blue whales.
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