A previously uncounted right-whale calf appeared in photographs

It is a rare positive wildlife discovery that becomes more interesting when you see how scientists identify individuals from photographs.

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A previously uncounted right-whale calf appeared in photographs. Researchers spotted a previously unrecorded North Atlantic right whale calf in photos taken near Quebec with its 38-year-old mother, Silt. The discovery raised the known birthing-season total to 24 calves. Why click: It is a rare positive wildlife discovery that becomes more interesting when you see how scientists identify individuals from photographs.