Marine mammal news, features and articles
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Whale with broken back spotted near Mexico after suspected ship collision will likely dieA humpback whale off Baja California Sur with a deformed spine was likely hit by a ship and the injury will probably be fatal, an expert told Live Science.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Extremely rare dolphin with thumbs photographed in Greek gulfA dolphin with deformed flippers that look like thumbs was spotted in the Gulf of Corinth in July 2023. It likely acquired what appears to be a genetic defect during development in the womb, experts say.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Dying orca's final moments after 'desperate' effort to stay afloat captured in 1st of its kind footageAn orca's final moments may have been captured on film for the first time, after repeated attempts by two young orcas to keep the old, dying male at the surface so he could breathe.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Watch dolphins raid crab pots off Australia in never-before-seen footageDolphins in Koombana Bay, Western Australia, have learned how to raid crab pots being used for bait and remove the hooks, footage has revealed.
By Lydia Smith Published
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Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attackFor the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween.
By Harry Baker Published
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Watch a huge megapod of acrobatic spinner dolphins in incredible, rare videoA megapod of dolphins with thousands of individuals has been captured on video hunting flying fish off the coast of Costa Rica.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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11 ways orcas show their terrifying intelligenceOrcas have their own dialect, greeting ceremonies and even wore salmon as hats in a weird fad during the 1980s.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Orcas that hunted alongside humans might be extinctResearchers used DNA analysis and traditional knowledge to learn about an orca named Old Tom and his family's remarkable relationship with humans.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Identity of mysterious 'mermaid globster' that washed up in Papua New Guinea 'is anyone's guess,' experts sayThe severely decayed remains of a marine creature recently washed up on a beach in Papua New Guinea. Experts can't agree on what the ghostly white lump is, but it is most likely the remains of a marine mammal.
By Harry Baker Published
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