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NOVA; Rescuing Baby Whales
Part of The GBH Animals Collection.
In this clip, three orphaned pilot whales are brought to New England Aquarium's Animal Care Center. Marine biologist Greg Early explains the Aquarium's early rehabilitation efforts. New England Aquarium staff are shown assisting with feeding and food preparation.
License Clip
- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Rescuing Baby Whales
- Program Number
1907
- Series Description
Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974
- Program Description
Scientists are gradually learning to cope with mysterious whale strandings along the beaches of Cape Cod Bay, as the puzzling behavior becomes more common. (Update of NOVA program "Whale Rescue" which first aired March 1988.)
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Contributors
- Early, Greg (Interviewee)
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Rescuing Baby Whales,” GBH Archives, accessed April 25, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_19EC1D1C90744A688F4A2F7F99E92B71.
- MLA: “NOVA; Rescuing Baby Whales.” GBH Archives. Web. April 25, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_19EC1D1C90744A688F4A2F7F99E92B71>.
- APA: NOVA; Rescuing Baby Whales. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_19EC1D1C90744A688F4A2F7F99E92B71