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Versatile bowhead whales: not only singers, but avid composers too

HowdobowheadwhalesintheunbrokendarknessoftheArctic'spolarwinterkeepbusyduringbreedingseason?Why,theysing,ofcourse.Fromlatefalltoearlyspring,offtheeastcoastofGre

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Japan whalers return from Antarctic hunt after killing 333 whales

JapanesewhalingvesselsreturnedtoportonSaturdayaftercatchingmorethan300ofthemammalsintheAntarcticOceanwithoutfacinganyprotestsbyanti-whalinggroups,officialssaid.

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More than 130 whales die in mass stranding in Western Australia

Onehundredandthirty-fivewhaleshavediedafterbeingwashedashoreinWesternAustralia.ArescueoperationisunderwayinHamelinBay,onthestate’ssouth-westerntip,tosavetherema

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Probe launched into minke whale deaths along US East Coast

AuthoritiesareinvestigatingaspateofdeathsofminkewhalesalongtheUSeastcoast,officialssaid.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)declaredan"unusualmo

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Canada limits crab fishing to save right whales

SnowcrabfishingintheGulfofSaintLawrencewillbecurtailedtoprotectendangeredrightwhalesfromtanglinginfishinggear,aCanadianofficialsaidTuesday.TwelveNorthAtlanticri

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Canada boosts protection for endangered whales

TheCanadiangovernmentpledgedonWednesdaytoadvanceprotectionfortwospeciesofendangeredwhales.SinceJune,12NorthAtlanticrightwhaleshavebeenfounddeadintheGulfofSt.Law

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North Atlantic right whales could become extinct, officials say

Officialswiththefederalgovernmentsayit'stimetoconsiderthepossibilitythatendangeredrightwhalescouldbecomeextinctunlessnewstepsaretakentoprotectthem.NorthAtlantic

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World's largest whales are mostly 'right-handed': study

Bluewhales,theworld'slargestanimals,usuallyfavortheirrightsidewhentheylungetocatchfood–apreferencesimilartoright-handednessinpeople,researcherssaidMonday.Butonc

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Almost half of 10 whales beached in Indonesian coast die

ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,Nov.14(APD)—FouroftenspermwhalesbeachedinIndonesia’sAcehcoastwereeventuallydiedafterrescueprocessestobringthembacktotheseajointlycarr

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Big and brilliant: complex whale behavior tied to brain size

Cetaceans–whalesanddolphins–areamongthebrainiestofbeings.Intermsofsheerbrainsize,thespermwhaleistopsontheEarth,withabrainsixtimeslargerthanthatofahumanbeing.And

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Ancient whales were predators not gentle giants - scientists

Ancientwhaleshadextremelysharppredatorteethsimilartolions,AustralianscientistssaidWednesdayinadiscoverytheybelievedebunkstheoriesthemammalsusedtheirteethtofilte

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US, Canada to investigate deaths of endangered whales

MarineauthoritiesintheU.S.andCanadasaidFridaytheywillmarshalresourcestotrytofindoutwhat'sbehindastringofdeathsofendangeredNorthAtlanticrightwhales.Theanimalsare

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Toothless, dwarf dolphin, a case study in evolution

ScientistsonWednesdayunveiledanextinctspeciesoftoothless,whiskeredandobjectivelycutemini-dolphinthatpliedEarth'soceanssome30millionyearsago.Withonlyafossilizedc

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Canada to use 'all resources' to protect rare whales

TheCanadiangovernmentsaidThursdayitwould"bringalltheresourcesnecessary"toprotecttheendangeredNorthAtlanticrightwhale,after10ofthemammalsdiedintheGulfofStLawrenc

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Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue doused with paint

DanishofficialsonTuesdayhoseddownCopenhagen'sfamedLittleMermaidafterthestatuewasfounddousedwithredpaint.Onthegroundinfrontofthestatuewaswritteninred,inEnglish,"

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Whales are the largest animals on Earth. Now we know why they got so big

YouhavetheprivilegeofsharingtheplanetwiththelargestanimalthateverlivedonEarth.Thegreatbluewhale,whichcanbefoundineveryoceanaroundtheglobe,isbiggerthananydinosau

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Research uses sensor, video to reveal whales' mealtime activities

Researchers have combined sensor and video technologies to reveal how whales, the largest animals to ever have existed on Earth, subsist on krill and fish, sometimes as small as a paper clip.