PROVINCETOWN – Scientists spotted the first two North Atlantic right whales of the 2024-2025 field season in Cape Cod Bay on Monday, and one of the critically endangered mammals was doing something unusual.
One 4-year-old male was seen on an aerial survey seven miles west of Wellfleet, and a 3-year-old male that visits the Bay every year was found less than a mile east of Pilgrim Beach in Plymouth.
The 3-year-old was seen “skim feeding,” which means eating zooplankton that’s near the surface of the water. The Center for Coastal Studies says that behavior is not typically seen this early in the season…