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Phoenix’s First Sighting

Preview January 14, 1987: Phoenix is first spotted as she swims with her mother, Stumpy, off the coast of Georgia.
(New England Aquarium, Photographer Scott Mercer)

January 14, 1987: Phoenix is first spotted as she swims with her mother, Stumpy, off the coast of Georgia. More about right whales can be found in our Tale of a whale featured story.