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A species of whale believed to be extinct in the Atlantic Ocean has been spotted off the coast of Massachusetts.
Researchers encountered a gray whale last Friday, about 30 miles south of Nantucket.
It's a species that hasn't been seen in the Atlantic in more than 200 years, after it was hunted to near-extinction in the 18th century.
Scientists believe climate change played a role in the gray whale's return to Atlantic waters.
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