A few countries in the world-such as Norway, Greenland, and Japan- still allow whaling. However, in Norway, when a whale is hunted and is used in a whale product, it has to be given a DNA analyses to determine if the product comes from a legal source. When a geneticist named Kevin Glover was looking at a whale DNA, he was shocked. This DNA showed proof of a hybrid. The whale was a cross between a Northern Minke and an Antarctic Minke.
The only time the whales can meet is wen they are migrating. Both of the whales go down south during winter. However, a Northern Minke and an Antarctic Minke live on separate Hemispheres. so the chance of them meeting is slim to none.
This discovery by Kevin Glover has changed science. It shows that these whales might be migrating at different time. When I learned that the whales migrate at different times, i was surprised that an offspring of a Northern Minke and an Antarctic Minke could be born. I believe that this whale mix is the beginning of a new species.
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