A baby boom has given a lift to the endangered North Atlantic right whale, with a near-record number of births in the just-ended calving season, according to researchers at the New England Aquarium.

• 新英格兰水族馆的研究人员日前介绍说，在刚刚结束的产仔期里，北大西洋的脊美鲸迎来了一个接近历史最高纪录的生育高峰。