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Every year, the whales of the St. Lawrence travel thousands of kilometres between Quebec and their wintering grounds. A humpback whale can travel up to 5,500\u00a0kilometres<\/a> to reach its breeding range in the Caribbean after gorging itself in our waters all summer long. But what drives whales to brave the high seas like this? This is a question that has long fascinated both the general public and the research community. Several studies have attempted to shed light on this phenomenon and three main conclusions emerge. Depending on the species, whales migrate for reasons related to reproduction, feeding or, more surprisingly, moulting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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