Tagged Right Whales Fed Near the Surface at Night and Spent a Quarter of Their Time Outside a Protected Zone
Nature World News | 23.09.2026 01:30North Atlantic right whales rise toward the surface to feed after dark, a behavior that had not been reported for the species before, according to a study published Sept. 16 in PLOS One. The tagged whales also spent roughly a quarter of their time outside a zone that bars motorized boats, leaving them without its protection for a meaningful share of their summer feeding.
