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Researchers document humpback whale grieving stillborn calf in rare footage

Research team publishes study documenting whale grief behavior

1 Sep 16 · 7d ago · 3 articles · 1 source · development 1 of 2

Griffith University researchers led by Olaf Meynecke published findings in the journal Discover Animals showing the first documented stillbirth observation in humpback whales and apparent grief-like behavior. The study notes this is the first detailed, documented occurrence of such behavior for this species.

Research team publishes study documenting whale grief behavior
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“It's really important to not humanise an encounter like this. But then also to understand that it's a mammal, and we have evidence of, not necessarily grief, but the really dramatic change of behaviour that we see in other mammals such as elephants.”

Olaf Meynecke

Andrew Mulville Sea World Foundation observerOlaf Meynecke Marine ecologist, Griffith UniversityGriffith University and Sea World Foundation Research institutions

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What was reported 2 claims about this development

  1. 2 outlets Can humpback whales experience grief?

    first by BBC, 7d ago · also BBC Asia

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  2. 1 outlet Do whales grieve? Rare humpback observation offers first clue

    first by Oceanographic Magazine, 7d ago

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