Blue whales have 'rediscovered' South Georgia 🐳🐋

[Judi Lynn]

By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent

Published 9 hours ago



AMY KENNEDY

An Antarctic blue whale surfaces off South Georgia

The resurgence of blue whales around the island of South Georgia is real and has probably been under way for a little while now, say scientists.

When a survey was conducted at the British Overseas Territory earlier this year, 58 of the animals were seen.

That was described as "astonishing" at the time because there had been so few sightings previously.

But a reassessment of 30 years of observational data suggests this bumper crowd of blues was no anomaly.



GEORGE LEMANN

South Georgia is home to millions of king penguins

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54994814

[Sneederbunk]

1. Ironically, South Georgia used to have a major whaling station.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. There were more than one. This is the one Shackleton made his way

to, overland, after sailing from Elephant Island. His trip, in order to save his crew, is one of the greatest naval accomplishments of all time.

[hatrack]

3. Greatest true survival story ever, greatest ocean voyage in the historic record

I'd love to see S. Georgia (not cheap, alas!).

Thanks for the post!

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Was at South Georgia and Antarctica about 3 years ago. Fantastic.