Southern right whales travel together for several important reasons, including providing increased safety and protection for calves and other vulnerable adults during long migrations, facilitating the sharing of navigational knowledge among the group, and forming mating aggregations to ensure reproductive success. These social behaviors are crucial for their survival and successful breeding.
Southern right whales travel together for several important reasons, including providing increased safety and protection for calves and other vulnerable adults during long migrations, facilitating the sharing of navigational knowledge among the group, and forming mating aggregations to ensure reproductive success. These social behaviors are crucial for their survival and successful breeding.