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Three beluga whales have repeatedly been spotted off the coast of the northeast U.S., in areas that are much further south than the Arctic waters they typically inhabit.
Three beluga whales have repeatedly been spotted off the coast of the northeast U.S., in areas that are much further south than the Arctic waters they typically inhabit.
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the whales may have wandered down from the St. Lawrence Estuary in Canada, which is 940 miles away, where one was first spotted two years ago. If the whales were to turn around today, it could take them as long as two months to swim back, NOAA biologist Jamison Smith told Rhode Island Public Radio.
But the group seems to be headed even further southeast and Smith said their inquisitive nature may take them further still. The group was first spotted May 10 and has been observed in both Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island and Long Island Sound between New York and Connecticut. Beluga whales typically stick to colder waters but this group may be following a source of food on their long journey, WABC-TV, New York, reports.
Comment: Sun halos have been much more frequent this year. So far, they have been reported in the UK, Mexico, China, Japan, the U.S., the Virgin Islands, and elsewhere.
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