Found in New Zealand waters from the subantarctic to the Kermadec Islands, right whales appear to migrate northwards through the region during the colder months, the females traditionally moving into sheltered bays for calving and mating. Their sonar systems are suited to navigation in shallow bays and they rarely strand.
PETER BEST
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Forest and Bird, Issue 267, 1 February 1993, Page 12
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52Found in New Zealand waters from the subantarctic to the Kermadec Islands, right whales appear to migrate northwards through the region during the colder months, the females traditionally moving into sheltered bays for calving and mating. Their sonar systems are suited to navigation in shallow bays and they rarely strand. PETER BEST Forest and Bird, Issue 267, 1 February 1993, Page 12
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