Scientists Film a Feeding Frenzy of 150 Fin Whales

One of the largest groups of baleen whales ever documented gives hope for recovery of the species from whaling in the 1900s, which nearly wiped them out.

By Jason P. Dinh
Jul 7, 2022 3:00 PMJul 7, 2022 3:01 PM
A Fin Whale in the Southern Ocean, captured by Marine Marine Mammal Perimeter Surveillance project of the Alfred Wegener Institute's Ocean Acoustics Group from board RV Polarstern.
(Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / AWI Ocean Acoustics Group)

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In the frigid Southern Ocean, scientists discovered a feeding frenzy of 150 fin whales — one of the largest groups of baleen whales ever documented. Whaling dwindled the species to under two percent of its original population size in the 1900s, but the new study provides a glimmer of hope for recovery.

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