Humpback Whale ‘Shocks' Scientists By Swimming 3,000-Miles With A Severely Injured Spine

Humpback whales have one of the longest migrations of any mammal on the planet. Some species travel an incredible 5,000 miles from where they feed to where they breed. Fin Island research station scientists have been following Moon, the humpback whale, for 15 years. They usually spot her in September as she makes her annual 3,000-mile journey from Canada's frigid waters down to Hawaii's lukewarm waters.
Hawaii is where they believe Moon was born, and she returns there every year. It is an amazing tradition that is passed down from mother to calf. In fact, researchers were thrilled to see that she had given birth to her own calf in 2020.
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But when they spotted Moon in September of 2022 via drone photograph, they were shocked by what they saw. Moon had an unnatural “S-shape” in her spine from her dorsal fin all the way to her fluke.
“It was one of those ‘oh my God' moments when we learned it was Moon. It's not like she has scoliosis or something that just came out of the blue. She was struck by...

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