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Unknown Population of Blue Whales Discovered off Chile
After a century of commercial whaling almost pushed the blue whale to extinction a previously undiscovered pod of Blue Whales has been found in the Gulf of Corcovado in Southern Chile.
NOAA Fisheries
(Filephoto) Aerial photo of Blue Whale
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| 05-12-2008
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We Have Whales
Over the hill on the water's edge sits the tiny fishing village of Melinka. One of the buildings houses the modest research station of Centro Ballena Azul: The Blue Whale Center, home to 11 scientists who share a passion for the sea. Several have been waiting all morning for a sighting from the team on the hill.
The job is tedious at times, until the radio call comes in that two blue whales have been spotted.
"We have whales," crackles the voice on the radio. Researcher Juan Pablo Torres writes down the details.
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