Whale calves are inquisitive beings. As with human toddlers, a young whale’s curiosity can wreak havoc without a protective adult around. Mom is usually the attentive one, so researchers recently were amazed to watch a humpback they have named Breakers — a typical male who loves to stretch, roll and slap his tail against the Atlantic waters — patiently intervene, time after time, to gently guide a young calf away …
