September Photos Reveal a Missed Right Whale Calf
A later identification has changed the known birth-season total.
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In this lesson: Separate observation, identification and birth timing.
Grammar in this story: Passive observation
It was seen beside Silt
Was seen focuses on the calf observed in the photos rather than on who took them.
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Why does a later identification not imply a later birth?
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The September images show a calf that had not been counted. Analysing them later changes the known total, but does not establish that the calf was born when identified.
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