A bowhead whale calf observed in northeast Greenland waters

ABSTRACT A bowhead whale mother and calf pair was recorded off the northeast Greenland coast in July 2009. This is apparently the first calf observed in the Spitsbergen stock of the bowhead whale since 1981.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Boertmann, David, Nielsen, Rasmus Due
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2010
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247410000070
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247410000070
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Summary:ABSTRACT A bowhead whale mother and calf pair was recorded off the northeast Greenland coast in July 2009. This is apparently the first calf observed in the Spitsbergen stock of the bowhead whale since 1981.