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![A humpback whale breaching.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhV9cRKXCCwkUhZHsXv8Kc-320-80.jpg)
Breaching humpback whale body slams boat in Mexico, injuring everyone on board
By Harry Baker published
Local authorities suggest the young humpback did it on purpose.
![A humpback whale calf plays near the ocean's surface off the coast of Tonga.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xWrZPL4TyppebkrYCRPQtS-320-80.jpg)
Rare white humpback whale spotted swimming with dolphins Down Under
By Harry Baker published
Video of the ghostly cetacean was captured by a local teenager using a drone.
![A 65-foot (9 meter) long sperm whale stranded on a mud flat near Ningbo, China, was towed back to sea last week.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afPtUqn7oFRcH5UXFArjLH-320-80.jpg)
Enormous beached sperm whale rescued in China. Will it survive?
By Stephanie Pappas published
A stranded sperm whale was still alive when it was found washed ashore near Ningbo, China. A team of rescuers worked around the clock to tow the animal back to sea.
![This famous photograph of Nessie from 1934 turned out to be a hoax created with a toy submarine and a fake "sea monster" body.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tqbLnLVYnzX4BTzXCdSCnc-320-80.jpg)
No, the Loch Ness Monster was not a whale's penis
By Harry Baker published
A bizarre hypothesis linking the Loch Ness Monster to whale penises has been debunked by the researcher who helped start the wild rumor.
![A dead whale in the shallow water at Farewell Spit on February 22, 2021 in Golden Bay, New Zealand.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R4nkEyFmTsPRYzKd2Xn47o-320-80.jpg)
Nearly 30 pilot whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Pilot whales frequently strand at Farewell Spit, a remote beach.
![Killer whales off Western Australia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/edw7ejGTbSsJYQvS75hRz-320-80.jpg)
Pod of orcas frees a humpback whale from certain death. Was it intentional?
By Stephanie Pappas published
A pod of orcas frees an entangled humpback whale off Western Australia. But were they really trying to rescue it?
![A regular sperm whale swims near the ocean's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3MEpyZeuQHCxq9QA3SF964-320-80.jpg)
Real-life Moby Dick spotted off the coast of Jamaica
By Harry Baker published
Sailors aboard a gas tanker spotted and filmed a rare encounter with a white sperm whale near Jamaica.
![A humpback whale feeds off the coast of California](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fxpy4a3nLsi33CjmZstoQ5-320-80.jpg)
Baleen whales eat three times more than scientists once thought
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Baleen whales' eating habits trigger ripple effects through the entire ocean food web.
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