Whale news, features and articles
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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
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Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered)A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida Everglades in January 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And it's already considered endangered, scientists say.
By Chris Ciaccia Published
