Image: Egyptian Ministry of Environment
Blue whales are spread throughout most of the world's oceans, but typically steer clear of shallower seas and seas largely enclosed by land, like the Mediterranean Sea and – up until now – the Red Sea. Seeing a whale in this location is completely unexpected.
While the Egyptian authorities say they are carefully monitoring the whale, it's not clear exactly why it's veered so far away from home.
The waters of the Red Sea are not only far away from where these whales usually hang out, they're also warmer than the spots the mammals would normally be at this time of year.
A Blue Whale Has Been Spotted in The Red Sea For The First Time, And Scientists Can't Explain It
David Nield, Science Alert, 1 June 2018
Could it be possible the whale is trying to escape the nuclear radiated Pacific Ocean due to Fukushima?
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If it can even detect the radiation...
But isotopes would be carried by currents - to avoid them (even if you can detect them) all you would have to do is get out of the current.
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