Researchers miss out on sperm whale superpod in Sri Lanka amid pandemic

Mongabay
May 6, 2020, 1:15 pm284 pts
KALPITIYA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka is known for the blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) that occur throughout the year in the waters around this Indian Ocean island. But a lesser-known fact is that this biodiversity hotspot is also, for a brief time of the year, a gathering spot for massive groups of sperm…

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