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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Whale Birth Decline Tied to Global Warming, Study Says


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A female right whale swims with her calf. By observing more than 1,800 right whales in the southern Atlantic, researchers have determined that changes in climate are affecting the whales' reproductive success.

Photograph by Roger Payne, Whale Conservation Institute/Ocean Alliance