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Réunion's Record Whale Season, Read Tail by Tail

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🇷🇪 Réunion

Every humpback has a one-of-a-kind tail, and Globice's volunteers photographed 1,156 different ones off Réunion in 2023, a record that pushed its catalogue past 3,200 whales.

1,156whalesDifferent humpback whales photo-identified off Réunion in 2023 (record)
3,200whalesIndividual whales in Globice's cumulative fluke catalogue since 2001
191outingsSea outings collecting cetacean data in 2023
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