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A blue whale's daily intake of microplastics weighs as much as a small person
Researchers estimate that blue whales may each consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day during their main feeding season as they chow down on plastic-filled prey.
Newfound whale species that lives exclusively in US waters may already be on the brink of extinction
A group of more than 100 international researchers has signed an open letter to the Biden administration calling for urgent action to save Rice's whale from extinction.
A Parasite Spread by Cat Poop Is Infecting (and Probably Killing) Whales in Canada
Fifteen of 34 dead beluga whales tested positive for a potentially lethal cat-poop parasite.
230 pilot whales beached in Tasmania — exactly 2 years after the area's last mass stranding
Two mass strandings have occurred in the same region of Tasmania.
Extremely rare white humpback whale washes up dead on Australian beach
A dead white humpback whale was recently found on a remote beach in Australia. However, experts say the animal is not an albino.
55,000 beluga whales are on the move, and you can watch their migration live
In celebration of Arctic Sea Ice Day (July 15), viewers can tune in to watch beluga whales frolic in Hudson Bay by the thousands.
What was megalodon's favorite snack? Sperm whale faces
New analysis of fossil skulls from sperm whales that lived millions of years ago shows that numerous species of ancient sharks preyed on the whales … and ate their faces.
Spiraling vortex of 60 sharks rips apart a dead humpback whale in mesmerizing new video
There were potentially even more sharks in the swarm.
