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Be sea-ing you: humpback whale spotted in New York’s Hudson River

Sightings of the species are becoming increasingly common as experts worry about danger posed by busy waterwaysA humpback whale was spotted on Thursday swimming in New York’s Hudson River, sparking a social media frenzy.Brad Hoylman-Sigal, president of Manhattan borough, was…

This article was originally published by The Guardian World and is republished here under license.

Sightings of the species are becoming increasingly common as experts worry about danger posed by busy waterways

A humpback whale was spotted on Thursday swimming in New York’s Hudson River, sparking a social media frenzy.

Brad Hoylman-Sigal, president of Manhattan borough, was among those to share a photograph of the whale on Facebook, an image taken on Thursday morning and provided by Gotham Whale, a citizen science and education group that tracks marine mammals in New York’s waterways.

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