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EurekAlert! An Antarctic blue whale surfaces among ice floes. Paula Olson courtesy of the International Whaling Commission Zoe Rand University of Washington [email protected]
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Tourists drawn to Indonesia’s whale sharks boost villagers’ earnings
Once a backwater where fishing was the only source of income, Ansar’s village of Botubarani has turned into a tourism destination for those keen to interact with the whale sharks, which are the world’s largest fish species. “I have a…
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WATCH: Large pod of pilot whales off Southern California’s coast, a first recorded in more than a decade
A large pod of about pilot whales was spotted off Southern California’s coastline this week, a first recorded in more than a decade for the species typically found off tropical waters. The rare marine wildlife encounter happened on Nov. 3 when…
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Researchers call for rethink on disposal of washed-up whale carcasses
By Gabrielle Becerra Mellet The whale carcass washed ashore at Peppermint Grove beach in Capel. (ABC South West WA: Gabrielle Becerra Mellet) A 12.5-metre whale carcass in WA's South West is at least the fourth dead whale to wash up…
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At least 20 pilot whales wash ashore near Cape Palliser — Taipei Times
At least 20 pilot whales washed ashore on the Ngawi coast near Cape Palliser, the southernmost point of New Zealand’s North Island. Rescuers tried to return several surviving animals to the sea. Taipei Times reports. New Zealand’s Department of Conservation worked…
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45-Foot Sperm Whale Spotted Near Karachi: WWF
KARACHI: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has reported that a sperm whale was spotted 40 nautical miles southwest of Karachi, ARY News reported. Zahid Maker, a board member of the WWF, spotted the whale during a sea expedition. Video…
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50 Whales Stranded On New Zealand Coast, Water In Buckets Used To Rescue Them
Dozens of pilot whales have been found stranded on a beach in New Zealand's North Island and rescuers are trying to refloat a handful of the survivors, the country's conservation department said on Thursday. At least 20 pilot whales were stranded…
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More than 40 pilot whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand’s North Island
Rescuers were unable to save the whales after they became beached on a remote and rocky part of the country More than 40 pilot whales died after a mass stranding event on New Zealand’s remote east coast, conservation officials said on…
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Jeju Island Dolphin Postmortem Uncovers Traumatic Jaw Injury and Fatal Opportunistic Pneumonia
A multidisciplinary postmortem examination of a long-monitored Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin off Jeju Island revealed how chronic trauma-induced oral fibroma and mandibular displacement preceded fatal aspiration pneumonia dominated by anaerobic Parvimonas micra.
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Andrew Sim discusses whale stranding at Cape Palliser
RNZ Andrew Sim discusses whale stranding at Cape Palliser The pilot whales that stranded on Wairarapa beach have died. They were discovered washed up across a number of beaches near Cape Palliser yesterday morning, and rescuers scrambled to refloat those…
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