<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
     xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
     xmlns:dc="https://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
     xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
     xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
>
    <channel>
        <atom:link href="https://www.livescience.com/feeds/tag/humpback-whales" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Humpback-whales ]]></title>
                <link>https://www.livescience.com/tag/humpback-whales</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest humpback-whales content from the Live Science team ]]></description>
                                    <lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:16:56 +0000</lastBuildDate>
                            <language>en</language>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/some-of-the-oldest-harpoons-ever-found-reveal-indigenous-people-in-brazil-were-hunting-whales-5-000-years-ago</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected:  southern Brazil. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">A2rofZeaYzuVowYzKqzaLC</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LdBUmTFp4MJkKuvSkhBABG-1280-80.png" type="image/png" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:16:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:17:01 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[The Americas]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LdBUmTFp4MJkKuvSkhBABG-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Museu Arqueologico de Sambaquis de Joinville]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Two prehistoric whale bone harpoons resting in a person&#039;s hands]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two prehistoric whale bone harpoons resting in a person&#039;s hands]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Two prehistoric whale bone harpoons resting in a person&#039;s hands]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LdBUmTFp4MJkKuvSkhBABG-1280-80.png" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/rocket-like-jellyfish-regal-komodo-dragon-and-harrowing-whale-rescue-see-the-stunning-ocean-photographer-of-the-year-2025-finalists</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Finalists in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition capture beautiful images of animals and people oceans. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">6tEGbb6ZTBVYtzRc83fHkP</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n5ick6pMduTs7JujboP2ed-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:13:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n5ick6pMduTs7JujboP2ed-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Romain Barats/Ocean Photographer of the Year]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo of an agile penguin colony in Antarctic water is a finalist in the Wildlife category of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Penguins swim underwater]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Penguins swim underwater]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n5ick6pMduTs7JujboP2ed-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, blue whales aren't going silent off California. Here's why. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/no-blue-whales-arent-going-silent-off-california-heres-why</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Reports of blue whales going silent off California don't reflect the findings of a recent study. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">E64Ch8dgRkcWzzdV8XNNhP</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hiYnpoSjvwcfSQ5P6XaEhA-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:18:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:32:36 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hiYnpoSjvwcfSQ5P6XaEhA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eco2drew via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue whales sing less when food is scarce.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An underwater photograph of a blue whale at the surface off Sri Lanka. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[An underwater photograph of a blue whale at the surface off Sri Lanka. ]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hiYnpoSjvwcfSQ5P6XaEhA-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I thought I was dead': Terrifying video of humpback whale gobbling up kayaker explained ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/i-thought-i-was-dead-terrifying-video-of-humpback-whale-gobbling-up-kayaker-explained</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A humpback whale appeared to swallow then spit out a kayaker in a viral video filmed off the coast of Chile. But was he actually in any danger? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">YAJm82Xqb5NQMDNcdNcBEM</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5xv4RHBUSftjQJFf4VcyED-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:55:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5xv4RHBUSftjQJFf4VcyED-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jmalfarock via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of a humpback whale breaking the surface of the water to feed in Chile. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a humpback whale breaking the surface of the water to feed in Chile. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A photograph of a humpback whale breaking the surface of the water to feed in Chile. ]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5xv4RHBUSftjQJFf4VcyED-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male humpback whale crossed 3 oceans for sex, inadvertently breaking distance record for species ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/humpback-whales/male-humpback-whale-crossed-3-oceans-for-sex-inadvertently-breaking-distance-record-for-species</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">Pb8eQNnMiLNoPCTweK4epX</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DyQRbjPPPTbVYssLPawYMb-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:03 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DyQRbjPPPTbVYssLPawYMb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mike Korostelev via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humpback whales can grow up to around 60 feet (18 meters) long and weigh up to 40 tons (36 metric tons).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a humpback whale in the ocean]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A photograph of a humpback whale in the ocean]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DyQRbjPPPTbVYssLPawYMb-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7,000 humpback whales died in the North Pacific over 10 years — and 'the blob' is to blame ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/humpback-whales/7000-humpback-whales-died-in-the-north-pacific-over-10-years-and-the-blob-is-to-blame</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ New research using artificial intelligence reveals that a decline in the North Pacific population of humpback whales between 2012 and 2021 coincided with the strongest marine heat wave recorded globally. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">CcK4txKCi7HfsDHd3HTEsM</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkzabbu2U8SXDN8Fe5Rd63-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:38:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:29 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkzabbu2U8SXDN8Fe5Rd63-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ted Cheeseman (happywhale)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ This is Frosty, a humpback whale known from the west coast of the United States and Mexico, named for the snowman - shaped barnacle scars on the tail. Humpback whale tails display unique pattern and shape allowing researchers to use AI image recognition to track thousands of whales]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A whale tail image taken just out of water.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A whale tail image taken just out of water.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jkzabbu2U8SXDN8Fe5Rd63-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male humpback whale seen forcing sex on emaciated, injured male in extremely rare encounter ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/humpback-whales/in-a-1st-photo-snapped-of-2-male-humpback-whales-having-sex</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Photographs taken off Maui, Hawaii, show the first documented case of a male humpback whale sexually penetrating another male, with the latter appearing injured and covered in parasites. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">PQpfLg6mxWQJSFDSGtCMpd</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSkbp7Z9LMjZiJzszFs9Hh-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:01:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:56 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSkbp7Z9LMjZiJzszFs9Hh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lyle Krannichfeld and Brandi Romano]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two adult male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) seen off Maui, Hawaii, on January 19, 2022. Whale B (top) has its penis inserted into the genital opening of Whale A (bottom).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two male humpback whales having sex in surface waters.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Two male humpback whales having sex in surface waters.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSkbp7Z9LMjZiJzszFs9Hh-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kelping is a 'global phenomenon' sweeping the world of humpback whales, scientists say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/humpback-whales/kelping-is-a-global-phenomenon-sweeping-the-world-of-humpback-whales-scientists-say</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Humpback whales may enjoy rolling around in seaweed as a form of play, but "kelping" could also help maintain their skin health by removing parasites and bacteria. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">myVsjFgRhmKWzkyGVDid66</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2DCnz4WzjbsxU4LwykmBd-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:43:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:14 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Bacterial &amp; Fungal Infections]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2DCnz4WzjbsxU4LwykmBd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Olaf Meynecke/Lorinnah Hesper/Kristin Campbell]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) playing with seaweed is a behavior known as kelping.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three examples of humpback whales performing kelping by moving seaweed over their fins and heads.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Three examples of humpback whales performing kelping by moving seaweed over their fins and heads.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2DCnz4WzjbsxU4LwykmBd-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch footage of 1,000 baleen whales in record-breaking feeding frenzy in Antarctica ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/watch-footage-of-1000-baleen-whales-in-record-breaking-feeding-frenzy-in-antarctica</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Cruise ship passengers near Antarctica witnessed the massive group, which mainly consisted of fin whales, feeding on an overabundance of krill in 2022. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">w57Lry4tQFnfLqYYTcbVhZ</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LRKQXKt5qmyjVe7mqkmqWo-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:10:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:41 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LRKQXKt5qmyjVe7mqkmqWo-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A fin whale mother and calf feeding near the ocean&#039;s surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fin whale mother and calf feeding near the ocean&#039;s surface.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A fin whale mother and calf feeding near the ocean&#039;s surface.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LRKQXKt5qmyjVe7mqkmqWo-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orcas and humpbacks clash in a violent melee of breaching and biting ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/whale-watchers-witness-orca-humpback-showdown</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Whale watchers in British Columbia recently witnessed an intense showdown between a group of 15 transient killer whales and a pair of female humpback whales in the Salish Sea. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">Lu2ryGJFJmBztgDJxxvSVj</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fDmLuHn4dTMEqidMAvmfZJ-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:33 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Orcas]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Dolphins]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fDmLuHn4dTMEqidMAvmfZJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mollie Naccarato, Sooke Coastal Explorations, PWWA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Whale watchers recently witnessed a lengthy battle between a group of transient killer whales and a pair of humpback whales in the Salish Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Whale watchers recently witnessed a lengthy battle between a group of transient killer whales and a pair of humpback whales in the Salish Sea.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Whale watchers recently witnessed a lengthy battle between a group of transient killer whales and a pair of humpback whales in the Salish Sea.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fDmLuHn4dTMEqidMAvmfZJ-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dead humpback whale that beached in New York had human-caused injuries ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/humpback-beached-staten-island</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A whale that was found belly-up on a New York beach likely died of injuries caused by interactions with people. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">qMxPs8yh3xQUoxESLgu3ud</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WsrxnYzpQcMfW9HNGiR7dE-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:44 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WsrxnYzpQcMfW9HNGiR7dE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Atlantic Marine Conservation Society]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The bloated carcass of a dead humpback whale washed up on a Staten Island shore on Sept. 17.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The bloated carcass of a dead humpback whale washed up on a Staten Island shore on Sept. 17.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The bloated carcass of a dead humpback whale washed up on a Staten Island shore on Sept. 17.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WsrxnYzpQcMfW9HNGiR7dE-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orcas 'attacked' humpback mother and calf. Now the calf is missing. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/orcas-attack-humpback-mother-and-calf.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Whale watchers in British Columbia recently witnessed a group of transient orcas attacking a humpback mother and calf in a rare encounter between the two species. But what really happened? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">wpDPhRtQ4rDM5QubchbyC4</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2fmTZUyL7BSdTLQ6d5uReQ-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:17:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:06 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2fmTZUyL7BSdTLQ6d5uReQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rebeka Pirker/Vancouver Island Whale Watch ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pod of transient orcas at the surface near where the encounter occurred.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pod of transient orcas at the surface near where the encounter occurred..]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A pod of transient orcas at the surface near where the encounter occurred..]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2fmTZUyL7BSdTLQ6d5uReQ-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazing new video shows baby humpback whales nursing from their moms ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/baby-humpback-whale-video.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Researchers popped suction-cup cameras on the backs of baby humpback whales and captured a rare glimpse into the life of a nursing whale. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">7kVvAngeCcoFh4pVcdkQi3</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xtHVuLqRcLkPkZjJnk9ySE-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:55:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:06 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xtHVuLqRcLkPkZjJnk9ySE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[UH Mānoa Marine Mammal Research Program]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale and calf with suction cup tag (NOAA permit #21476).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humpback whale and calf with suction cup tag (NOAA permit #21476).]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A humpback whale and calf with suction cup tag (NOAA permit #21476).]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xtHVuLqRcLkPkZjJnk9ySE-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Rare Footage of Whales Blowing 'Bubble Nets' to Capture Prey in a Vortex of Doom ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/bubble-net-whales-video.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Underwater and airborne cameras recently captured an astounding sight: feeding whales producing bubble nets to trap their prey. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">3TgQgEiaKiosDWoQkokUz8</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qeN86B2HHfhyve7M5hGvye-1280-80.gif" type="image/gif" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:44:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:16 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qeN86B2HHfhyve7M5hGvye-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marine Mammal Research Program, University of Hawaii/Permit Number: NOAA #19703]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Circles of bubbles trap tiny sea creatures that humpback whales eat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Circles of bubbles trap tiny sea creatures that humpback whales eat.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Circles of bubbles trap tiny sea creatures that humpback whales eat.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qeN86B2HHfhyve7M5hGvye-1280-80.gif" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpback Whales Plagiarize the Tunes of Other Whales (Even Oceans Away) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64456-humback-whale-songs.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Humpback whales aren't just talented singers, they learn and steal each other's songs. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">EBxsWLi3XoAnbdfu3pf8L</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b24UzRZQgPqSWg5KkVipCe-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:11:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:15 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b24UzRZQgPqSWg5KkVipCe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale and its calf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humpback whale and its calf.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A humpback whale and its calf.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b24UzRZQgPqSWg5KkVipCe-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Beached Shark Tore a Beached Whale to Shreds (And It's All on Video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63728-beached-shark-devours-beached-whale-video.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ First a whale beached itself on a Mozambqiue beach. Then the sharks came. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">VRnEkq3xb5ssjbhori5RsE</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2oSx7juvCmme3zQxwVSKwN-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:37:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:42 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2oSx7juvCmme3zQxwVSKwN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Caters News Agency]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hungry tiger shark stopped at nothing (not even a sandy beach) to snag some humpback whale meat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hungry tiger shark stopped at nothing (not even a sandy beach) to snag some humpback whale meat.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A hungry tiger shark stopped at nothing (not even a sandy beach) to snag some humpback whale meat.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2oSx7juvCmme3zQxwVSKwN-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby Humpback Whales May Soon Fill Antarctic Seas ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62456-antarctica-humpback-whale-baby-numbers.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Lots of little baby humpback whales may be on their way. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">aw8pXrZatuiG7FabdiNT8f</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b24UzRZQgPqSWg5KkVipCe-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 15:25:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:13 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b24UzRZQgPqSWg5KkVipCe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale and its calf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humpback whale and its calf.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A humpback whale and its calf.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b24UzRZQgPqSWg5KkVipCe-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpbacks Block Killer Whale Feeding Frenzy in Wild Video ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58960-humpbacks-stop-orca-killing-spree-video.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A deadly gang of orcas roving off the coast of northern California is meeting surprising opposition – humpback whales trying to foil their kills. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">MJphGnLVyjLdztnsSiahvi</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YKtfBAZYhSKVwThXgPNuQY-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 10:48:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:19 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YKtfBAZYhSKVwThXgPNuQY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Monterey Bay Whale Watch]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pod of killer whales is stalking baby grey whales off Monterey Bay in California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pod of killer whales is stalking baby grey whales off Monterey Bay in California.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A pod of killer whales is stalking baby grey whales off Monterey Bay in California.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YKtfBAZYhSKVwThXgPNuQY-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Whale Cams' Capture Massive Mammals' Mysterious Daily Habits ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58776-footage-reveals-whales-social-lives.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The secret life of whales has been revealed. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">AthJwErnyMNxmSKfUKGtYT</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/meTqfM5NNms3EPEnyJLfcn-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:30:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:01 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/meTqfM5NNms3EPEnyJLfcn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Charles Littnam/WWF-Australia]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Whales equipped with digital video cameras are giving scientists new insights into a largely unknown world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wwf-whale-cam-humpback.jpg]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[wwf-whale-cam-humpback.jpg]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/meTqfM5NNms3EPEnyJLfcn-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Whale of an Idea: Satellites Help Monitor Migrating Humpbacks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57788-satellites-track-humpback-whales.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are turning to high-flying help in efforts to count humpback whales. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">SEp8fTVBt77k5WG4iwp93d</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sk2zgfEAEeuQPPXkJrxk6F-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:05:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:56 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sk2zgfEAEeuQPPXkJrxk6F-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[HIHWNMS NOAA Fisheries Permit #782-1438]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale calf breaching off Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[whale-breaching-111019-02]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[whale-breaching-111019-02]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sk2zgfEAEeuQPPXkJrxk6F-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpback Whales 'Mug' Boat in South Pacific (Video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57100-humpback-whales-mug-boat-in-pacific-video.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Humpback whales engage in a behavior called mugging in new aerial footage. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">R6cpVEJLfiraZKyG3cqJrf</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pEEvG7eu5Vih2RyQfMu3a5-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:22:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:07 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pEEvG7eu5Vih2RyQfMu3a5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Here, a humpback whale breaches off Sydney, Australia, during a whale-watching tour on June 23, 2011. Humpback whales sometimes show &quot;mugging&quot; behavior where they encircle a boat, sometimes just out of curiosity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Here, a humpback whale breaches off Sydney, Australia, during a whale-watching tour on June 23, 2011.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Here, a humpback whale breaches off Sydney, Australia, during a whale-watching tour on June 23, 2011.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pEEvG7eu5Vih2RyQfMu3a5-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stranded Whale Euthanized in Long Island Bay ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57001-stranded-long-island-whale-euthanized.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A humpback whale that stranded on a sandbar in Long Island's Moriches Bay on Nov. 20 was euthanized on Wednesday (Nov. 23), after attempts to move the animal into deeper waters were unsuccessful. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">HUkineRyrwQHE8HiH63tKC</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fVJbLzrR52iv7HRBhWrnnM-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 19:23:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:06 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fVJbLzrR52iv7HRBhWrnnM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A veterinary team from NOAA, the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and North Carolina State University assesses the stranded humpback whale.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fVJbLzrR52iv7HRBhWrnnM-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Saved by the Whale! Humpbacks Play Hero When Orcas Attack ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55639-humpbacks-protect-when-killer-whales-attack.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Marine biologists report observations of humpback whales acting as unlikely marine vigilantes, ganging up on killer whales when they attack other species. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">uaewt4A2wysvUgD2BYW7U9</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6SDfkXuCu6uMGjquX4oXb-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:08:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:00 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6SDfkXuCu6uMGjquX4oXb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert L. Pitman]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale protects a Weddell seal from an attacking killer whale.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6SDfkXuCu6uMGjquX4oXb-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hawaii's 'Missing' Whales Just Delayed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53320-hawaii-humpback-whales-arrive.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Behemoth whales whose tails are often seen in large numbers slapping the water off Hawaii during the winters have been slow in reaching the Aloha State. Some onlookers had labeled the Hawaii humpbacks as "missing." ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">FjUfZMgVzyz4hhFDXLrZRU</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dQVpv3avYSrgSypDvovK9d-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:17:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:41 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Newbern ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dQVpv3avYSrgSypDvovK9d-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Opération cétacés]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humpback whale fluking up before diving.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[humpback whales, fluking up, diving]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[humpback whales, fluking up, diving]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dQVpv3avYSrgSypDvovK9d-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpback Whales Make Migration Pit Stops at Underwater Mountains ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52927-humpback-whales-use-seamounts.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ During lengthy migrations, humpback whales in the South Pacific stop over at seamounts that rise hundreds of feet from the seafloor. Scientists suspect the undersea mountains may serve multiple important roles for the whales. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">cbvwMrptzoe3RDMErSDdTi</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/34nJdE43M5HSMUVV4SD79g-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 20:10:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:24 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/34nJdE43M5HSMUVV4SD79g-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[copyright Opération cétacés]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mother humpback whale and her calf swim on the Antigonia seamount located near the New Caledonian islands in the South Pacific Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mother humpback whale and her calf swim on the Antigonia seamount located near the New Caledonian islands in the South Pacific Ocean.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A mother humpback whale and her calf swim on the Antigonia seamount located near the New Caledonian islands in the South Pacific Ocean.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/34nJdE43M5HSMUVV4SD79g-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Tracking Humpback Whales in the South Pacific Ocean ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52916-photos-tracking-humpback-whales.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Check out amazing photos of humpback whales breaching the ocean surface as scientists monitor their lengthy sea travels. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">ECtvsYbFhWhwLDR2cZxuyN</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TRHKYmCrdTAXHU3ZASvan-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:59:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:17 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TRHKYmCrdTAXHU3ZASvan-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Opération cétacés]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Immature humpback whale breaching.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[humpback whales, breaching, juvenile]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[humpback whales, breaching, juvenile]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TRHKYmCrdTAXHU3ZASvan-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oceans Apart: 3 Humpback Whale Subspecies Identified ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45751-humpback-whale-populations-genetically-distinct.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Despite their epic migrations, humpback whale populations in different oceans are genetically distinct subspecies, new research finds. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">PV6oZuC6WiXF9TZAfYaiYA</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqwoNKhhU3BxVjoKMYRRpi-1280-80.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 02:07:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:59 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqwoNKhhU3BxVjoKMYRRpi-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rob Williams]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The tail of a humpback whale as it descends into the water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Humpback whale tail]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Humpback whale tail]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqwoNKhhU3BxVjoKMYRRpi-1280-80.jpeg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Distinct Humpback Whale Populations Found in North Pacific ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41689-distinct-humpback-populations.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Five distinct humpback whale populations have been identified in the North Pacific Ocean, in the most comprehensive genetic study of these marine mammals in this region of the ocean yet. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">fokdGmM7aN4bYmWF6EDJVm</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nAoxqeALKYx4LccL5RaFT4-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:15:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:54 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Poppick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nAoxqeALKYx4LccL5RaFT4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jan Straley, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Global humpback populations have largely recovered since commercial whaling was banned by the International Whaling Commission in the1960s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[humpback whales]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[humpback whales]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nAoxqeALKYx4LccL5RaFT4-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some Endangered Species Actually at Low Risk ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41001-rethinking-endangered-species-risk.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The polar bear is one of five species whose extinction risk is actually a myth. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">wDMbvtiaA76zJXbkvJe9BQ</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M3rRFeqQnoxhC43Dv85AQD-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:57:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:01 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Extinct species]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M3rRFeqQnoxhC43Dv85AQD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Copyright Andrew Derocher, Univeristy of Alberta.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young polar bear on the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada in November waiting for the sea ice to re-form.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[polar bear]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[polar bear]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M3rRFeqQnoxhC43Dv85AQD-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cacophony of Shipping Noise Found in Humpback, Killer Whale Habitat ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40643-shipping-noise-in-whale-habitat.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Ships and industrial activity is drowning out the noise of whales in certain areas of the British Columbia coast, a new study shows. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">mVgEth3E6eNPGXs5mrpF9F</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MDGmLSV968UbzZ5Fy47dcj-1280-80.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:06:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:23 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MDGmLSV968UbzZ5Fy47dcj-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[(c) Rob Williams, under permit]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A killer whale jumps from the surface of the water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A killer whale, or orca]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A killer whale, or orca]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MDGmLSV968UbzZ5Fy47dcj-1280-80.jpeg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Whale of a Surprise: Humpbacks Winter in Antarctica ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39653-humpback-whales-winter-antarctica.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Some humpback whales appear to skip the annual commute to Africa and stay behind in Antarctica during the winter months, new research reveals. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">STLSVbPrNDK7NT5fbeiykS</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLHK2DMC9HteGA4NnNi66C-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:40:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:08 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLHK2DMC9HteGA4NnNi66C-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ITAW/Carsten Rocholl]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rare photo showing a humpback whale next to sea ice or part of an iceberg in the Weddell Sea. The picture was snapped by researchers during a January 2013 expedition. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A whale and an iceberg]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A whale and an iceberg]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLHK2DMC9HteGA4NnNi66C-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpback Whale Populations Increase Off British Columbia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39574-humpback-whale-populations-increases-off-british-columbia.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A new survey shows that humpback whale numbers in an area off the coast of British Columbia are up, though several threats from shipping and other industries remain. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">TLXkRR7Z8UWCmJujkDcMoP</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqwoNKhhU3BxVjoKMYRRpi-1280-80.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:00:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:47 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqwoNKhhU3BxVjoKMYRRpi-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rob Williams]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The tail of a humpback whale as it descends into the water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Humpback whale tail]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Humpback whale tail]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqwoNKhhU3BxVjoKMYRRpi-1280-80.jpeg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dead Whale That Washed Ashore a "Celebrity" ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29089-dead-whale-washed-ashore.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The whale had been tracked by researchers since 1976. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">ouPe3X4tyMZ4YXVCGKw4fG</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:42:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:45:44 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpback Whales Learn Hunting Technique from Peers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29050-whales-learn-from-peers.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The feeding technique started in 1980 and has spread throughout the population. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">qm2WA6TEycyM4kAU8FswC8</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dhXd9PmcWGaFYsxNmrYy3e-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:11:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:22 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dhXd9PmcWGaFYsxNmrYy3e-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jennifer Allen/Ocean Alliance]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humpback whale lobtailing prior to feeding dive. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humpback whale&#039;s tail. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A humpback whale&#039;s tail. ]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dhXd9PmcWGaFYsxNmrYy3e-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rescuers Free Whale Entangled in Fishing Gear ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27877-humpback-whale-rescued.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Getting entangled in fishing gear can be life-threatening for whales. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">E77gUHGbfrN7TZXitzucjD</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cwMisfJECPFtMkBNkRCrpD-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:04:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:01 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cwMisfJECPFtMkBNkRCrpD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[HIHWNMS/ NOAA MMHSRP permit # 932-1905]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An underwater image of a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear that was rescued by divers on March 11, 2013 in the waters off Maui, part of a marine sanctuary for the whale.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Humpback whale entangled in fishing gear]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Humpback whale entangled in fishing gear]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cwMisfJECPFtMkBNkRCrpD-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ WhaleWatch: New Program Could Help Protect Whales ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27365-whale-watch.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The program is based on data from hundreds of tagged whales. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">s2Jafmp7JnhTp8PyHLKvUc</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8JiXrWbvX2N3KbVRE9ut2h-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:37:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:11 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8JiXrWbvX2N3KbVRE9ut2h-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ari Friedlaender]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A blue whale surfacing. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[blue whale surfacing]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[blue whale surfacing]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8JiXrWbvX2N3KbVRE9ut2h-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Whale of a Boat Ride Caught on Video ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/26495-curious-whale-videos.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Whales get up close and personal with a boatload of tourists. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">dEtjfhaB5A3Nj9KJiVDBiS</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MvifF936xs9vyDnEkwNd6f-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:48:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:53 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MvifF936xs9vyDnEkwNd6f-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hawaii News Now]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale checks out a boat full of tourists in this video still.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Humpback whale approaches boat in Hawaii]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Humpback whale approaches boat in Hawaii]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MvifF936xs9vyDnEkwNd6f-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spectacular Photo: Humpback Whale Surprises Fishing Trip ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/21996-humpback-whale-photo.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A grad student's quest for fish led to a whale sighting. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">9z6MvqR3diC7Twor8eq2kM</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7guQjtHXfffcTjkC4dB8o-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:49:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:41 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7guQjtHXfffcTjkC4dB8o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Melissa Pelaez]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[University of Miami aquaculture grad student Melissa Pelaez snapped this photo of a humpback whale breaching while fishing for yellowfin tuna in Panama. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humpback whale breaching.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A humpback whale breaching.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7guQjtHXfffcTjkC4dB8o-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpback Whales Reluctant to Migrate from Antarctica ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/21979-humpback-whales-antarctica-migration.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Massive whales stick around to eat tiny krill. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">p9Ya389GTF26nj6HPpH5aK</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bNe4TKuVapry6VgbEsorTC-1280-80.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:19:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:04 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bNe4TKuVapry6VgbEsorTC-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[MISHAP Project, under permit from NOAA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale breaks the surface near the coast of Antarctica. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Humpback Whale in Antarctic waters.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Humpback Whale in Antarctic waters.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bNe4TKuVapry6VgbEsorTC-1280-80.jpeg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humpback Whale Populations Sing Different Tunes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/18279-humpback-whale-songs-distinct.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Their complex songs use deejay-like methods to fade in new tunes. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">jD83oLr5yNNLpFMQgJzZyR</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uk7uPrNmrfbNHYjizAqvYW-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:01:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:30 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uk7uPrNmrfbNHYjizAqvYW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The two populations of humpback whales in the southern Indian Ocean have complex, and distinct, songs, sharing just one of the so-called song themes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[humpback whales in the ocean]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[humpback whales in the ocean]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uk7uPrNmrfbNHYjizAqvYW-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More Humpback Whales in North Pacific Than Thought ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/16616-humpback-whales-north-pacific.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ New analysis suggests species has rebounded well from whaling. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">FEiHZKvdG2ygmUpAaCKVuh</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bpKGMWq5rsoDUs9ssiDWmP-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:08:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:51 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bpKGMWq5rsoDUs9ssiDWmP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[HIHWNMS NOAA Fisheries Permit #782-1438]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale calf breaching off Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Humpback whale calf breaching]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Humpback whale calf breaching]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bpKGMWq5rsoDUs9ssiDWmP-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bermuda Triangle to Become Humpback Whale Haven ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/15881-bermuda-triandle-humpback-whale-sanctuary.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ First sanctuary to protect whales along migratory route. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">kSEKSP3H3TojQsuu3atfp5</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MBWAHjeU2rvtcg82wcRNrW-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:35:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:48 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Tweed ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MBWAHjeU2rvtcg82wcRNrW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humpback whales feeding.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[humpback whales]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[humpback whales]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MBWAHjeU2rvtcg82wcRNrW-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Whale of a Record: 306 Humpbacks Spotted Near Antarctica ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13924-whales-humpback-antarctica-krill.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Whales feasted on krill buffet, could spell problems in future. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">SEtBCgp69Ahs5sL9VMeWTR</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7TfWKtZQWesxiDxkG8Lyi-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:15:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:56 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Mustain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7TfWKtZQWesxiDxkG8Lyi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ari Friedlaender. ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale breaches in Wilhelmina bay.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[whales, humpback whales, tagging, antarctica, climate change, global warming, sea ice, krill, Duke University]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[whales, humpback whales, tagging, antarctica, climate change, global warming, sea ice, krill, Duke University]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7TfWKtZQWesxiDxkG8Lyi-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazing Navigation Skills Seen in Humpback Whales ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13793-humpback-whales-precise-migration-mystery.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The whales' precision took them only 1 degree off the straight path. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">er8ZdiYZjwkxsN8MuoTKZb</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Thyjx32ui6WaockEqmbPrg-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:17:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:08 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Thyjx32ui6WaockEqmbPrg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Greenpeace/Paul Hilton]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cook Islands whale research team tags a humpback whale as it surfaces off the island of Rarotonga. The whales are being tagged as part of &quot;The Great Whale Trail.&quot; The project is a collaboration between Greenpeace and Nan Hauser, who studies humpback whales in the Cook Islands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[humpback whale tag]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[humpback whale tag]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Thyjx32ui6WaockEqmbPrg-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Tracking Humpback Whales ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13802-photos-humpback-whales-migration-tagging.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A project called The Great Whale Trail is tagging the behemoths of the sea as they make long-distance journeys. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">kAUXofhC7g37AhMLpK4KzE</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Thyjx32ui6WaockEqmbPrg-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:14:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:26 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Thyjx32ui6WaockEqmbPrg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Greenpeace/Paul Hilton]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cook Islands whale research team tags a humpback whale as it surfaces off the island of Rarotonga. The whales are being tagged as part of &quot;The Great Whale Trail.&quot; The project is a collaboration between Greenpeace and Nan Hauser, who studies humpback whales in the Cook Islands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[humpback whale tag]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[humpback whale tag]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Thyjx32ui6WaockEqmbPrg-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery Humpback Whale Breeding Ground Discovered? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13265-humpback-whale-wintering-grounds.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Area off main Hawaiian Islands could be missing wintering grounds. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">Kdy4CUvVMr9WxFNP2dncJ5</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Avcow9DZcwGuSEgkhRNhWf-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:40:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:05 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Avcow9DZcwGuSEgkhRNhWf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Instituto Baliae Jubarte]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A picture taken off the coast of Brazil of the female humpback whale who migrated at least 6,090 miles (9,800 km) to Madagascar.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture taken off the coast of Brazil of the female humpback whale who migrated at least 6,090 miles (9,800 km) to Madagascar.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A picture taken off the coast of Brazil of the female humpback whale who migrated at least 6,090 miles (9,800 km) to Madagascar.]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Avcow9DZcwGuSEgkhRNhWf-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secret of Whale's Open-Mouth Feeding Tactic Revealed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/6740-secret-whale-open-mouth-feeding-tactic-revealed.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A special jaw adaptation allows humpback whales to gorge on water filled with prey. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">5sZezBVTb4caKgr95coS6d</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Y8FrLCECBBNDFp29zW8JV-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:33:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:52 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clara Moskowitz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Y8FrLCECBBNDFp29zW8JV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cornelia Oedekoven/NOAA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humpback whales lunge feed to catch huge volumes of prey-filled water in their engorged mouths.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Y8FrLCECBBNDFp29zW8JV-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Female Whales Forge Long-Lasting Friendships ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/6548-female-whales-forge-long-lasting-friendships.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Humpback whales were previously believed to be less social than other whales, but a new study found that they actually form friendships that last for years. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">go4QtKc8i5pKTbBJNXSAsM</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o7VTxQyErDgzahEfAbPfX5-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:16:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:05 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Remy Melina ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o7VTxQyErDgzahEfAbPfX5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Louis M. Herman/NOAA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Whales play an important role in fertilizing the ocean, by carrying nutrients from the deeper water toward the surface, where they defecate. Meanwhile, fish and zooplankton excrete nutrients in a way that pushes them deeper into the water.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o7VTxQyErDgzahEfAbPfX5-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Whale news, features and articles ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/marine-mammals/whales</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Whale news, features and articles ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">ReG8yGaBxj4DG5LpCjmgcM</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G9MUGHZuxX49wdoDfSxpTe-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:14:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:13:40 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Livescience.com ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G9MUGHZuxX49wdoDfSxpTe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SONGPHOL THESAKIT via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Bruda whale swimming in the Gulf of Thailand.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo from above showing a whale beneath the surface of the ocean]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo from above showing a whale beneath the surface of the ocean]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G9MUGHZuxX49wdoDfSxpTe-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Whales Heard Near New York City ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/5091-whales-heard-york-city.html</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The calls of three whale species have been heard in the waters around New York City for the first time. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">GJEAaajjP5WLZm7RbBHxUU</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86o37fiXUdfYhEjAyGkxHh-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:19:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:53 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Whales]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Marine Mammals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86o37fiXUdfYhEjAyGkxHh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[North Atlantic right whale with calf (Eubalaena glacialis). Right whales are large baleen whales. Adults are generally between 45 and 55 feet (13.7-16.7 m) long. Females give birth to their first calf at an average age of 9-10 years. Gestation lasts approximately 1 year. Most winter off the southeastern United States and head North for summer feeding and nursery grounds off New England and farther North.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/86o37fiXUdfYhEjAyGkxHh-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                        </item>
            </channel>
</rss>