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Whale ‘supergroups’ show numbers are rebounding from hunting. But Iran war holds dangers for them
A South African couple observed a record 299 humpback whales in a 'supergroup,' indicating a rebound in their numbers since the 1986 international whale hunting ban. Scientists attribute the recovery to the moratorium, with southern hemisphere humpback populations rising from under 10,000 to over 100,000.
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