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Baleen whales eat three times more than scientists once thoughtBaleen whales' eating habits trigger ripple effects through the entire ocean food web.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Lone beluga whale spotted 1,500 miles from home, and nobody knows whyIt's a mystery why a beluga, normally an Arctic and subarctic whale, is swimming near Seattle.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Dead humpback whale that beached in New York had human-caused injuriesA whale that was found belly-up on a New York beach likely died of injuries caused by interactions with people.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Walking whale ancestor named after Egyptian god of deathMeet Phiomicetus anubis, a semiaquatic whale that lived in what is now Egypt 43 million years ago.
By Laura Geggel Published
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'Unimaginable' video shows great white sharks ripping humpback whale carcass to shredsNOAA researchers stumbled upon a gang of great white sharks scavenging a dead humpback whale calf off the coast of Boston. Now, they're sharing the footage.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Megalodon's mortal attack on sperm whale revealed in ancient toothAn ancient sperm whale tooth has gouge marks on it that may have come from an megalodon attack.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Sperm whales: The biggest toothed predatorSperm whales are the largest toothed whales, with enormous square-shaped heads and the biggest brains of any animal on Earth.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Stranded minke whale stinks so bad it's like 'death in a dumpster'A dead minke whale that washed ashore in a Massachusetts town smells so horrible that authorities plan to cart it to a landfill.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Humpback whale swallows lobster diver before spitting him outHumpback whales hunt by taking big lunges at groups of fish, so the encounter was likely a fluke.
By Ben Turner Published
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