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THE MIGRATION OF WHALES

MARIA: Migration is a movement that animals make when they


go from an area where they normally live, to a different one
where they spend a certain time of the year, and then return to
the original area.
In the case of whales, they follow this type of process, although
after several studies and investigations, an exact point or region
to which they usually go to migrate has not been found, but
rather they move instinctively according to the quality of the
water.
Approximately the whales in summer spend as much time as
possible near the poles, since its waters are cold and encourage
the formation of krill and other animals that are usually the main
dish of these animals.
That's really surprising that whales can live in that place during
that season.
However, when winter approaches, in which the water
temperature becomes extremely cold, the whales decide to
withdraw, since food also begins to be scarce and they head
towards warmer seas, which have a better proportion of food
and also that its waters be more established.
In this case for the whales they are not very overwhelming for
them

Piero :Whales migrate thousands of kilometers each year,


gathering to mate and give birth in the tropics and subtropics
during the winter and then heading to cooler waters at higher
latitudes to feast on abundant prey in the summer.
They follow an organization that helps them both move around
the sea, as well as protect weaker members from possible
predator attacks. In this way it could be said that a migratory
group of whales can be composed of a number of around 10
whales and that each one will fulfill a function within it.
In the first place, we will find ourselves leading the way with the
most important females, the ones that are still taking care of
their young and must take care of them. Therefore, these
mothers will be there first and then continue with the calves that
will follow their tail. Protecting both the mothers and the calves
are the oldest whales and also those that, although they have
already separated from their mothers, are not yet sexually
mature. in the tail of the entire group we will find the breeding
males together with the females that are not in heat or have
young in their care.
finally present resident populations in tropical and temperate
waters, and do not usually show very marked migratory patterns
to along its distribution, which, at least in the case of B. edeni, is
cosmopolitan although not in cold waters

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