Whale news, features and articles
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Experts worried after 4 dead gray whales wash up around San FranciscoFour dead gray whales have washed up in San Francisco Bay in eight days, prompting fears that the species is under threat in the area.
By Harry Baker Published
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'Chaos of clicks and sounds from below' as 70 orcas kill blue whaleA whale tour Down Under witnessed as many as 70 orcas hunt and kill a blue whale.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Dead juvenile humpback whale washes up on UK beachA juvenile humpback whale has washed up on a beach in the U.K. after first being spotted dead weeks ago.
By Harry Baker Published
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Sperm whales outwitted 19th-century whalers by sharing evasive tacticsThe discovery has implications for our understanding of whale culture.
By Ben Turner Published
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Beached sperm whale in Australia shows scars from tussle with a giant squidA dead sperm whale measuring 52 feet (16 meters) long is rotting away on a beach in southern Australia.
By Laura Geggel Published
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40 beached whales 'refloated' in New ZealandSome conservationists are worried that the whales might get stuck on shore again, though.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Humpback whale survives 4-hour attack by gang of orcasWhale watchers in Bermer Bay, Australia witnessed two pods of killer whales trying and failing to kill a young male humpback.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Critically endangered baby whale washes up dead on Florida coastAn endangered whale calf has been found dead on a beach in Florida with signs it was hit by a boat. Fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales are left on Earth.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Stressful animation shows blue whale dodging hundreds of ships while trying to feedScientists recently animated the hazards of being a blue whale that's trying to avoid collisions with ships at sea.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
