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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.
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Dead whale in the Mediterranean probably 'one of the largest' ever foundItalian divers discovered the corpse of a large finback whale near Naples. Authorities say it could be one of the largest whales ever found in the Mediterranean.
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2 calves of one of world's most endangered large whales spottedTwo newborn whales were spotted swimming off the U.S. coast, giving researchers hope for a critically endangered whale species.
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Antarctica's blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped outThe critically-endangered blue whale has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after they were nearly made extinct.
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Beaked whales can hold their breath for over 3 hours (and possibly longer)These deep-diving whales can stay submerged for more than an hour longer than once thought, and recover surprisingly quickly.
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Mass stranding event beaches 450 whales in TasmaniaIt's the worst stranding event the Australian island has ever seen.
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Lost humpback whale abandoned by friends in croc-infested river in AustraliaThe whale swam nearly 20 miles upriver before scientists caught up to it.
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2 captive beluga whales finally freed to a seawater sanctuary in IcelandTwo young beluga whales that were on show in an aquarium in Shanghai have now arrived at a seawater sanctuary off Iceland. This is the first time they've seen the sea in more than a decade.
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Humpback whale charges swimmers in Australia, sends two to hospitalA humpback whale attacked two swimmers with its fins and sent them to the hospital
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