Wildlife photographers Monique and Chris Fallows identified 372 individual humpback whales off South Africa's west coast over just two days last December — most of them never photographed before. Southern Hemisphere populations have grown by up to 12% per year since the whaling moratorium. Scientists say: "This is a population rebounding."
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Record 372 humpback whales spotted off South Africa in two days

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Wildlife photographers Monique and Chris Fallows identified 372 individual humpback whales off South Africa’s west coast over just two days last December — most of them never photographed before. Southern Hemisphere populations have grown by up to 12% per year since the whaling moratorium. Scientists say: “This is a population rebounding.”

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