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When fall returns, the humpbacks of the St. Lawrence head to the Caribbean for the winter. In the space of about eight months, they cover a distance of over 5,500\u00a0km, sometimes reproduce or even give birth, all without having a single bite to eat! How can a giant weighing tens of tonnes abstain from nourishment for so long without starving?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When fall returns, the humpbacks of the St. Lawrence head to the Caribbean for the winter. In the space of about eight months, they cover a distance of over 5,500\u00a0km, sometimes reproduce or even give birth, all without having a single bite to eat! How can a giant weighing tens of tonnes abstain from nourishment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":37660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whale-qa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow do whales go months without eating? - Baleines en direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When fall returns, the humpbacks of the St. Lawrence head to the Caribbean for the winter. 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