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Photos show what cave divers discovered when they swam inside an iceberg the size of Jamaica. Today, it's gone.
In 2001, divers made history when they ventured inside iceberg B15, the largest moving object on Ea…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Gray whales have been mysteriously washing up dead on the Pacific coast. Now scientists think they might have the answer.
Gray whales have been dying at an alarming rate since 2019. Scientists say melting sea ice is linke…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Khloe Kardashian suspects her children are using whale drawings to make fun of her
Khloe Kardashian shared on Instagram why she believes her children, True and Tatum, are taunting he…
Hannah Getahun
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Scientists have found the great white sharks that fled for their lives from gruesome liver-eating killer whale attacks
Great white sharks disappeared from their natural habitat in South Africa after attacks by liver-ea…
Maiya Focht
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Stop calling the killer whale encounters with boats 'attacks'
No doubt it feel like an attack to the people on the boats, but experts say the killer whales are p…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Remarkable video showed a false killer whale twirling and 'twerking' in front of divers. The species is known to socialize with humans, even bringing them large fish.
False killer whales have been documented passing fish to humans, which research biologist Robin Bai…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Scientists went on a hunt for the elusive colossal squid — and brought cruise ship tourists with them
Researchers in search of the colossal squid took Antarctic cruises, hoping to film and learn more a…
Jenny McGrath
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Who are the most likely losers of the 'orca uprising?' Sadly, the killer whales themselves.
Killer whales could be killed by collisions with boats, and the surrounding discourse could leave t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Orcas may just be the beginning. Whales and humans are likely to have more strange encounters in the future.
Orcas are targeting boats near Spain and gray whales in Baja let humans pet them. Meanwhile many wh…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Whales swimming behind fishing vessels catch an easy feast of escaped fish, but experts warn this 'free meal' is risky, potentially lethal behavior
Experts say more whales are following fishing boats to catch dinner. But this behavior puts both th…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Some of the 30 killer whales captured doing flips and playing near boats in California were the same orcas that attacked a pair of gray whales and tried to eat them alive
Six of the killer whales captured in extraordinary footage in Monterey Bay were the same orcas that…
Kelsey Vlamis,Lauren Steussy
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They were slaughtered for their blubber, and nearly wiped out in Brazil. Decades later, humpback whales are making a comeback.
Humpback whales in Brazil were decimated by mass killings in the 1980s. After legal protections wer…
Marta Biino
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55 whales may have died in a mass stranding because they refused to leave the side of an injured female
An entire pod of 55 pilot whales died on Sunday after a mass stranding on a beach in Western Isles,…
Sophia Ankel
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Rare video shows an orca ripping open a 30-foot-long whale shark before feasting on its liver
Divers captured the shocking footage of an orca tearing a shark open and "slurping" out its liver, …
Marianne Guenot
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Stunning video appeared to show 2 humpback whales trying to save a seal from a pod of orcas, but the seal may have been trying to hide behind the gentle giants
Humpback whales have been documented disrupting orca hunts in the past, including when the killer w…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Orcas continue to stun scientists with their cunning, flipping and slapping prey with their tails
Killer whales learned to ambush their prey in an underwater canyon, given them open range to flip, …
Marianne Guenot
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Birds in the Atlantic are pecking baby whales to death, eating blubber from their backs as they surface for air
Argentinian gulls have developed a taste for southern right whale back fat, injuring calves, a stud…
Marianne Guenot
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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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The Atlantic published a story describing killer whales as 'sadistic jerks.' The pro-orca internet was unamused.
Orcas have become symbols of revolution and resistance after going viral for destroying ships off t…
Hannah Getahun
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Video shows a gray whale seeking help from humans to have parasites picked off its head
Some gray whales in the Ojo de Liebre lagoon in Mexico are learning to get humans to help remove th…