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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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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