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![We see a slender whale on a beach with yellow ties around its head and tail. The ties are attacked to an excavator.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5koAEK46rsjvx2ERcEZpS3-320-80.jpg)
Ultra-rare, deep-diving whale dies on New England beach with possible case of bird flu
By Sascha Pare published
A necropsy revealed that the animal may have been infected with avian influenza, which would be "a big deal" if it is confirmed by further testing, scientists say.
![Beluga whale in harness](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TBxzSUyFqwjNwvXgxTNWjf-320-80.jpg)
Suspected Russian spy whale is looking for love in all the wrong places
By Harry Baker published
A beluga whale that was discovered wearing a suspicious harness in 2019 is on the move in search of other belugas. But it's heading in the wrong direction.
![Screenshots from the underwater footage taken for research purposes show humpback whales rolling on the sandy seafloor.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o5VpvDQGDAmqgxkrAMQHZ4-320-80.png)
Humpback whales caught on film for 1st time treating themselves to a full body scrub on the seafloor
By Sascha Pare published
New footage shows, for the first time, how humpbacks scrub off dead skin and parasites to stay streamlined and keep their skin healthy.
![Three orcas swim side by side in Monterey Bay, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vfLDi7By9SCSDJUYLxFrMH-320-80.jpg)
In rare attack, 30 orcas 'badly wounded' 2 adult gray whales in California
By Elana Spivack published
A pod of about 30 orcas attacked and "badly wounded" two adult gray whales off the coast of California, according to drone footage.
![A humpback whale and her calf swimming below ocean's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rexMPkCWjKruhi2gCGPiLg-320-80.jpg)
Humpback whales: Facts about the singers of the sea
By Patrick Pester last updated
Humpback whales are iconic members of the baleen whale family thanks to their breathtaking breaches and hauntingly beautiful songs.
![An aerial shot of the deformed fin whale with severe bend halfway along its spine.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HqZa8y2sNnf9eaqXBWPrjC-320-80.jpg)
Heartbreaking footage shows whale with severely broken back struggling to swim
By Harry Baker published
A fin whale with a deformed spine was recently spotted struggling to swim off the coast of Spain. Its back was likely broken during a vessel strike, experts say.
![A fin whale mother and calf feeding near the ocean's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LRKQXKt5qmyjVe7mqkmqWo-320-80.jpg)
Watch footage of 1,000 baleen whales in record-breaking feeding frenzy in Antarctica
By Harry Baker published
Cruise ship passengers near Antarctica witnessed the massive group, which mainly consisted of fin whales, feeding on an overabundance of krill in 2022.
![Left image shows a drawing of a sea monster depicted in light green and sticking its head out of the water to gobble up fish. The right image shows a digital illustration of a whale eating in a similar way.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gswmJBK5mgDPRGMUZyZDr9-320-80.jpg)
Terrifying sea monster 'hafgufa' described in medieval Norse manuscripts is actually a whale
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists in Australia think that a sea monster in 13th-century Norse manuscripts was actually an accurate description of a whale using trap feeding.
![The newly born calf swims alongside its mother. The pair were seemingly unaffected by the onlooking boats.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4fMo7V3ZrWvHxLVVLZVbYL-320-80.png)
Extremely rare gray whale birth captured on camera, possibly for the first time
By Harry Baker published
A lucky group of whale watchers recently watched a gray whale calf being birthed off the coast of California. It could be the first time that this incredible phenomenon has ever been caught on camera.
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