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What we know about the humpback whale strandings in the Northeast

A Humpback whale jumps in the surface of the ocean. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images)
A Humpback whale jumps in the surface of the ocean. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Jooke Robbins, a scientist studying humpback whales at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts, about the recent humpback whale beaching on the East Coast.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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