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  "id": 3994415,
  "title": "'They were legends': Humpback whales make spectacular comeback off Brazil's coast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/they-were-legends-humpback-whales-make-spectacular-comeback-off",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T11:59:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20260828-they-were-legends-humpback-whales-make-spectacular-comeback-off-brazil-s-coast"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Once driven to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have thrived in the South Atlantic since a worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling came into force in 1986, offering a bonanza to scientists who come each year to Brazil's Abrolhos archipelago to record and study the cetaceans.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}