Humpback whales are like travelers who take different routes. Sometimes, they go where the food is best, but if something changes in the ocean, they might choose a new path that we haven’t noticed yet. Scientists wonder: are some humpbacks choosing to stay somewhere else instead of coming back?
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- A humpback whale swims past a ship, hearing it like a giant bell ringing through the water.
- A baby humpback is born near Antarctica but grows up somewhere else because its family took a new route.
- Humpbacks that used to feed in one place now swim farther south to find their food.
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- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Weather?
- How Do Glaciers Move?
- Why Do Oceans Glow in the Dark?
- Why Do Trees Change Color in the Fall?
- Why Do Some Trees Lose Their Leaves in Winter?
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