National Geographic: Whales Throng New York City Area, Surprising Scientists


The blue whale, the world's largest species, is among the whale types detected near New York.
Photo Credit: Flip Nicklin

It turns out a lot of big whales have a taste for the Big Apple area, including the 100-foot (30-meter) blue whale, the largest animal on Earth, scientists say.

A network of ten underwater sound recorders in place off the length of the south coast of Long Island and throughout New York Harbor (map) between 2008 and 2009 detected a surprising density of ocean giants across an unexpectedly vast area, experts say. 

 

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