Whale watchers off the coast of Argentina got an amazing close-up recently, as a curious whale nudged their boat. Tour organizer Agustin Baraschi told Storyful he captured this video of what he said ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long ...

Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to new research. The marine animals, a type of baleen whale found in the ...

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The researchers found that southern right whales — which were once believed to live up to 80 years — can in fact live longer than 130 years, and possibly as long as 150 years.

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The results revealed that while the median lifespan of Southern right whales is 73.4 years, 10 percent are capable of surviving past 131.8 years.

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In contrast, southern right whales, a closely related species, have a median lifespan of about 73 years, and 10% are expected to live to nearly 132 years of age.