Mānoa: Pregnant humpback whales’ energy needs increase when fasting during migration
Researchers at the Marine Mammal Research Program at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology revealed the energetic cost and vulnerabilities of migratory humpback mothers-to-be in a study published Wednesday in “The Journal of Physiology.”
Study: Peak energy requirements for humpback moms-to-be coincide with migration, fasting
It would be an amazing accomplishment of its own to be able to eat enough for yourself to have enough energy to take a 3,000 mile swim from your summer home to a winter abode, where you then fast for at least 90 days before swimming back, all the while still not eating. Now, imagine having to do it weighing 35 tons and pregnant.
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