Humpback mother returns to the seabed to stay beside her stillborn calf
Published date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:56:37 +0700This footage shows a humpback whale returning to the seabed to lie beside her stillborn calf in a rare record of the behaviour.
The video was captured off the southern Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, in 2025 and released this month in a study published in the journal Discover Animals.
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Gold Coast QLD, Australia |
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16/09/2026 |
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Duration: 01:06 |
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