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Most blue whales are ‘righties,’ except for this one move

The animals tend to roll to the left when feeding near the ocean’s surface

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ROLLING IN THE DEEP  Most blue whales roll to their right side when hunting in deep water. But in shallow zones, the animals roll left instead, a new study finds.

NOAA

By Mariah Quintanilla

- More than 2 years ago

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Blue whales, it turns out, are a tad ambidextrous.