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Patches is a North Atlantic right whale closely observed by researchers studying the critically endangered marine mammal population in its native ocean habitat.
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Where does Patches live?
Patches is a North Atlantic right whale observed in the species' native North Atlantic habitat. Researchers follow whales like Patches to understand a critically endangered population.
Why are researchers studying Patches?
Patches provides an individual subject for long-term observation of North Atlantic right whale behavior and survival. That matters because the species is critically endangered.
What makes North Atlantic right whales unusual?
They are large baleen whales that feed by filtering small organisms from seawater. Patches belongs to a population found in the North Atlantic rather than the Pacific or Southern Ocean.
Is Patches a captive whale?
No, Patches is described as a wild North Atlantic right whale observed in its ocean habitat. The research involves monitoring the animal rather than keeping it in an aquarium.
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