Adventure Ocean Quest - The Giants of Rurutu Episode 2
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Adventure Ocean Quest - The Giants of Rurutu Episode 2
Humpback whales are amongst the biggest known mammals on Earth, weighing in at around 36.000kg, but by the early 1960s, after 34 million years on this planet, these gentle, majestic giants had been hunted almost to extinction. With their populations now in partial recovery, it is once again possible to find humpback whales around Rurutu in Polynesian waters. They congregate here between July and November to give birth to a new generation, and to mate. The newborns are prepared for a life of migration, covering thousands of kilometres every single year.
Humpback whales are amongst the biggest known mammals on Earth, weighing in at around 36.000kg, but by the early 1960s, after 34 million years on this planet, these gentle, majestic giants had been hunted almost to extinction. With their populations now in partial recovery, it is once again possible to find humpback whales around Rurutu in Polynesian waters. They congregate here between July and November to give birth to a new generation, and to mate. The newborns are prepared for a life of migration, covering thousands of kilometres every single year.