Rare gray whale spotted 200 years after extinction in Atlantic

Scientists from the New England Aquarium spotted a gray whale swimming near the water of Nantucket, Massachusetts, for the first time in over 200 years. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz talks to Biologist Jeff Corwin about the rare sighting and the first ever photos of humpback whales mating. 

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[mrnobunnyzone]

Imagine what else is deep down there that we thought was gone or something we've never even seen

[A_Wee_spook]

This interview took a strange turn in the back half.

[JandiFX]

Orca: Grey whale is back on the menu boys...

[SusantheNerdy]

Imagine being able to warn the whales at least "big boat lane" "net here" or even putting stations of: "If hurt or caught, surface and get help"

[Bakedea]

I love jeff corwin grew up watching him. We need more people like him. Thank you for this interview. Always happy to see jeff 👍

[traildoggy]

If we ever do make that breakthrough the whales are going to be extremely disappointed when they realize what the things we spend our time talking about are.

[chrisbarry]

The old sailor stories about whales are wild. Whole harbors would be unusable at times due to an over abundance of whales. There were so many whales that boats couldn't pass

[joshuacoldwater]

Nobody should be excited- they are leaving the area where they have been EXCLUSIVELY for 2-300 years because they are being overheated too quickly to adapt to the conditions. The food that they eat is also in a decline. When we start to see a species appear where it hasn’t been- it’s not a good sign.

[caleb]

My man Jeff corwin!! I watched him so much as a kid. I even had his book, I still have it to this day 15+ years later.

[kismypencek]

Thank you NBC staff to bring this massive issue to mainstream media. Please keep regular segments on whales to adjust public behavior and keep pressure on the wheels of protection. NOOA needs ALL help by us 💙💙💙

[MosesOnAcid]

Don't think they know what "Extinct" actually means....

[Lizzbird_]

Why is he wearing his AirPods like that

[GibbsGo]

My question is how can we say something is extinct from the ocean, when we know very little about the ocean?

[Rbinahd]

This went from educational to Whale Brazzers

[pgilly]

Hi Jeff here…. Yes, I spoke to the whale and he confirmed that yes he is the same whale that was spotted off the coast of Florida where he was visiting for spring break….. It’s amazing we still have news networks……

[eternallight]

love it! one miracle that needs to be protected by all means!

[askarithagreat]

4 whales died in a matter of a week in Virginia Beach outer banks area now a whale that’s never seen in Atlantic waters was spotted in the Atlantic is crazy. Something is definitely going on

[jeepdude]

The Enterprise went back in time to retrieve it and save humanity.

[Cobbmtngirl]

“They’re very randy” 😂. I hope they survive! I don’t want to live in a world without whales.

[troythomas]

Extinction means: the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants having no living members in existence. Therefore, how could this whale species be previously extinct? It may have just migrated to some unseen area of the ocean.