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Cassandra Brooks created this timelapse sequenc...
The feeding technique started in 1980 and has spread throughout the population.
This video shows humpback whales feeding in the Gulf of Maine, using a technique called lobtail feeding that has been shown to be socially learned.
Great white sharks scavenge on dead whales, a new study finds. Many of the normally solitary sharks gather to share the whale's blubber-rich flesh without any signs of aggression.
In a world first, Australian researchers utilized acoustic technology to find, track, and study blue whales near Antarctica. During their seven week voyage the team collected 57 photo identifications, 23 biopsy samples, and tagged two whales.
A look at how whales' ancestors left land behind for a lengthy dip in the oceans.
Finding hidden whale calls in seismic data could answer questions about the effects of underwater blasts.
There's more to these filter-feeding giants than a hairy smile.
Getting entangled in fishing gear can be life-threatening for whales.
The hairy baleen fibers in a whale’s mouth form a fish net when water flows through them.
The western Pacific gray whale once seemed destined for extinction. Now it supports a booming tourism trade.
The program is based on data from hundreds of tagged whales.
The fossils shed light on the evolution of whales.
It turns out that a lot of things in the ocean make sound.
Erica Staaterman listens to ocean life.
Eric Keen gets his hands dirty and helps whales in the process.
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