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Scientists Add a Whale Calf to Their Count

In this lesson: Identify how the calf was found and what changed.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

Scientists have identified a North Atlantic right whale calf in Canadian photographs taken in September. The baby was swimming with its mother, Silt.

The New England Aquarium reported the discovery this week. Researchers had missed the calf during winter surveys.

The finding raises the season's known calf total to 24. It does not mean the calf was born this week.

Source: Associated Press via CityNews, 2026-11-06. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/06/scientists-discovered-an-unknown-baby-right-whale-off-canada-they-say-its-a-cause-for-joy/

Read and practise

1. Who was swimming with the calf?

   1. A whale called Silt
   2. Another calf of the same age
   3. An unidentified adult male

2. What became 24?

   1. The number of photographs
   2. The known seasonal calf total
   3. The number of winter surveys

Your turn

How did the photos help scientists?

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