Scientists Tag Humpback Whales in Southeast Pacific
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 16:51
in Biology & Nature
Whales from both poles migrate long distances to breed in tropical waters. Smithsonian scientist Hector M. Guzman and Fernando Felix at the Salinas Whale Museum in Ecuador tagged 47 humpbacks with satellite transmitters to understand how the humpbacks' Southeastern Pacific population moves within breeding areas.