How do researchers know if the whales are the same ones?
Physical characteristics have alway played a major role in identifying whales. So observation has been the only way of telling one whale from another. Many researchers rely on photographs for this purpose. In recent times DNA analysis has allowed scientists to identify whale species especially when only a small piece of meat is available, ie. whalemeat smuggling.
Physical characteristics have alway played a major role in identifying whales. So observation has been the only way of telling one whale from another. Many researchers rely on photographs for this purpose. In recent times DNA analysis has allowed scientists to identify whale species especially when only a small piece of meat is available, ie.
