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Julia Hager
Bowhead whales appear to have a DNA-repair mechanism superior to that of other mammals
With the disappearance of Arctic sea ice, bowhead whales adjust their migration patterns and winter farther north.
Dr. Michael Wenger
Researchers have discovered that although bowhead whales live long lives, the bulls have small testicles and one gene is likely responsible.
Dwindling sea ice and rising ocean temperatures are depriving Arctic whale species of habitat and displacing them further north.
Heiner Kubny
The Government of Canada announced in a notice on its website that it will invest more in research for narwhals, bowhead whales and beluga whales.
While other whales move south in winter, Spitsbergen Greenland whales spend the winter far north under the ice.
