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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Whale Types and Migration HandoutAustralian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Whale Types and Migration Handout
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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3rd - 8th
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Whale Types and Migration

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This site provides a description, distribution information, and distinguishing features of the southern right whales, humpback whales, and orcas.

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whales

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orcas, southern right whale, whale facts, whale information, whale migration, australian broadcasting corporation, humpback whale, killer whale

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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