Endangered Whale Birth Photographed for First Time!

From Treehugger:

Photo via NRDC

It's a rare thing to see a whale birth in the wild, and even rarer to see that of an endangered species. But just last week, researchers from the University of North Carolina Wilmington witnessed a North Atlantic right whale - one of the rarest whales on earth - give birth to a calf. Unfortunately, it was born in a dangerous area - right next to military sonar testing, which is known to kill whales. Check out photos of the bouncing newborn after the jump.

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