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Five North Atlantic right whales, an estimated 1% of the remaining population, have died this month

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Tags: oceans, atlantic.north, biology.marine, whales.north atlantic right, species.endangered, wildlife, author.ed yong, source.the atlantic, paywall.soft
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/06/1-north-atlantic-right-whales-have-died-month/592840/

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Title
One Percent of North Atlantic Right Whales Have Died This Month
Authors
Ed Yong
Published
Jun 27 2019
Word count
545 words

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  1. The_Fad
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    Okay, so I thought this was a typo and before I got all snarky I wanted to double check. Turns out "right whales" are 100% a thing, and GET THIS: Though the blue whale is the largest whale...

    Okay, so I thought this was a typo and before I got all snarky I wanted to double check. Turns out "right whales" are 100% a thing, and GET THIS:

    Though the blue whale is the largest whale species, the right whale's testicles are actually 10x larger and are far and away the largest whale testicles on the planet! WHO KNEW?

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