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Do whales grieve? Scientists’ research off Australia’s Gold Coast suggests they might | Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation

The Guardian UK Thursday 17 September 2026, 02:22 UTC By Olaf Meynecke for the Conversation 1 min read
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The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregivingIt was a tragic sight. One day last July, a newborn humpback whale calf lay motionless on the seafloor, just a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast. The encounter was captured through underwater video.

The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving

It was a tragic sight.

One day last July, a newborn humpback whale calf lay motionless on the seafloor, just a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast. The encounter was captured through underwater video.

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