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Soviet whalers wiped out blue whales from part of the Indian Ocean 50 years ago. Underwater audio reveals the gentle giants have returned.
Blue whales were wiped out from waters near the Seychelles islands half a century ago but underwate…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Soviet whalers wiped out blue whales from part of the Indian Ocean 50 years ago. Underwater audio reveals the gentle giants have returned.
Blue whales were wiped out from waters near the Seychelles islands half a century ago but underwate…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Cargo ships are killing blue whales but the problem is 'uniquely resolvable,' marine biologist says
The world's busiest shipping lanes need to be rerouted to avoid "losing a culture of whales," marin…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Orcas observed devouring the tongue of a blue whale just before it dies in first documented hunt of the largest animal on the planet
The Western Australia study filmed orcas — also known as killer whales — preying on blu…
Bethany Dawson
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Blue whales are returning to a tiny island in the sub-Antarctic — 50 years after whaling in the region brought them to the brink of extinction
Near a tiny little island in the sub-Antarctic called South Georgia, blue whales were hunted mercil…
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World's largest container line is rerouting its fleet to avoid collisions with endangered blue whales, the largest animals on earth
Mediterranean Shipping Company's new route avoids Sri Lankan waters where blue whales congregate af…
Kelsey Vlamis
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COVID-19 vaccines administered globally have produced tonnes of medical waste, almost equivalent to the weight of 800 blue whales
Nearly 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) was procured between March 2020 and …
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Incredible photos show the killing of a blue whale by a pod of orcas, documenting for the first time the largest animal on the planet being hunted
The Western Australia study is a unique record of orcas — also known as killer whales —…
Bethany Dawson
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A photo shows the American Museum of Natural History's adorable addition to its vaccination site - a bandage for its blue whale
The American Museum of Natural History's vaccination site opens April 23. The museum added a bandag…
Talia Lakritz
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Blue whales have the biggest babies in the world. Here's how other animal babies compare in size.
But it turns out, that tumble is pretty important. The impact breaks open the amniotic sac, allowin…
Elizabeth McCauley
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Here's The Canadian Government's Plan For The Massively Bloated Dead Blue Whale
One of the dead whales gained international media attention after the 80-foot-long creature became …
Dina Spector
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Researchers Are Chopping Up The Massive Blue Whale The Washed Up In A Canadian Town
"[The whale] is heavily deflated and the seagulls have begun to pick at the decaying bits underneat…
Dina Spector
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The partial skeleton of an ancient whale shows it could've weighed nearly as much as a Boeing 747, making it one of the heaviest animals ever
Researchers found the fossil of new species of ancient whale, Perucetus colossus. It could have wei…
Jenny McGrath
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Fin-bidden love: A shark might have just impregnated a stingray in captivity!
When the folks at TEAM ECCO's aquarium and shark lab in North Carolina noticed Charlotte's bulked-u…
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Newly-discovered beetle named after beer company due to its bottle opener-shaped penis!
To capture the imagination of the public, the researchers have created a functional stainless steel…
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The death of an endangered fin whale was a marine murder mystery. Now, we have a suspect: orcas.
Bite marks have revealed the likely culprit in an endangered fin whale's death earlier this month.
Paul Squire
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A sailor died in Australia after a whale struck and flipped his boat
A witness told 9 News he had heard a big bang and saw the boat capsize and "something big" emerge f…
Lara O'Reilly
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Comparing an orca's brain to a human's explains why killer whales are the ocean's ultimate apex predator
Orcas and humans are at the top of their respective food chains. To understand why, just take a loo…
Emily Swaim
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This is your daily reminder that orcas are just giant dolphins
Orcas, also known as killer whales, are not whales at all. They're actually part of the Delphinidae…