http://www.newsweek.com/southern-right-whale-giving-birth-south-africa-1722547

On a whale-watching cruise off the coast of South Africa, two whale research students witnessed a rare sight: a southern right whale giving birth to a healthy calf.

Cynthia Barile, a PhD student from Galway in Ireland was taking a break from a conference trip in Cape Town, South Africa, when she and a colleague saw the incredible birth. The two students are whale researchers themselves, so they were very excited about what they had seen.