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Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years agoThe origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.
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Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalistsFinalists in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition capture beautiful images of animals and people oceans.
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No, blue whales aren't going silent off California. Here's why.Reports of blue whales going silent off California don't reflect the findings of a recent study.
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'I thought I was dead': Terrifying video of humpback whale gobbling up kayaker explainedA 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?
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Male humpback whale crossed 3 oceans for sex, inadvertently breaking distance record for speciesA 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.
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7,000 humpback whales died in the North Pacific over 10 years — and 'the blob' is to blameNew 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.
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Male humpback whale seen forcing sex on emaciated, injured male in extremely rare encounterPhotographs 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.
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Kelping is a 'global phenomenon' sweeping the world of humpback whales, scientists sayHumpback 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.
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Watch footage of 1,000 baleen whales in record-breaking feeding frenzy in AntarcticaCruise ship passengers near Antarctica witnessed the massive group, which mainly consisted of fin whales, feeding on an overabundance of krill in 2022.
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