Endangered whale species off Australia’s south coast is calving less often, study shows

Decades-long research of the southern right whale reveals normal calving times every three years has increased to four to five years

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An endangered whale species found off Australia's southern coast is calving less often, a decades-long research project has revealed.

The southern right whale usually calf every three years but a Curtin University-led study has found the majority of whales are having an offspring every four to five years.

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