Endangered whales-one a first-time mom-spotted with calves off Florida

Two rare female whales have been documented off the coast of Florida, each with a calf, marine surveyors said. The 20-year-old whale mothers, named Blackheart and Caterpillar, were seen Dec. 30 near Ponte Vedra Beach, a suburb of Jacksonville, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Research Institute.

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