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The first beluga whale born at the Georgia Aquarium died Wednesday, less than a week after her birth, the Atlanta attraction said.
A lawsuit challenging petroleum exploration in Alaska's Cook Inlet was filed Tuesday by four groups, including an Alaska Native village, that claim seismic testing will harm endangered beluga whales.
Crab fisherman Mark Anello noticed something odd near his boat off the Northern California coast: three buoys floating nearby were moving. Motoring closer he saw a gray whale tangled in a large fishing line.
A gray whale found dead in Washington state's Puget Sound had been feeding on shrimp and also had some debris, including a golf ball, in its stomach, but scientists don't know what killed the animal.
Boats and helicopters scoured the Southern California waters Wednesday for a 40-foot gray whale that became tangled in fishing line while migrating the wrong way.
A migrating gray whale with debris wrapped around its tail was finally freed after rescuers in a small boat chased it along the Southern California coast so they could cut away the fishing traps and lines.
An endangered western Pacific gray whale tracked from Russia to Alaska and along the West Coast to Baja Mexico is on the move again, apparently preparing to cross the Pacific Ocean again.
An injured sperm whale has drifted ashore on the Belgian coast and died before it could be rescued.
An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.
A humpback whale rescue team is looking for a whale off Hawaii that is caught in fishing lines.
Seven long-finned pilot whales died after being beached in New Zealand, but rescuers were confident Saturday they had saved the other 18 marine mammals that stranded.
More than 2 million years ago, scores of whales congregating off the Pacific Coast of South America mysteriously met their end.
The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday monitored the waters off Santa Cruz, where a pod of whales has settled unusually close to shore drawing crowds and threatening the safety of kayakers and other boaters trying to get a look at the creatures.
In a story Oct. 24 about the transfer of a beluga whale to a Connecticut aquarium, The Associated Press reported that beluga whales were declared endangered in 2008. That designation applied only to beluga whales of Alaska's Cook Inlet, rather than all beluga whales.
Morgan, a 4-year-old killer whale, has lost her bid for freedom.
The jawbone of an ancient whale found in Antarctica may be the oldest fully aquatic whale yet discovered, Argentine scientists said Tuesday.
A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever shot a whale at sea, leaving it to die slowly until it washed up on a New Jersey beach last month.
Scientists tracking a rare western Pacific gray whale were shocked last winter when the endangered animal left the Asian coast, crossed the Bering Sea and swam south along Alaska, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest coasts.
Is a killer whale in northwest Washington's San Juan Islands behaving lethargically because she was hit by a boat — or is she just pregnant?
A 50-foot (15-meter) sperm whale died Friday after washing up on a beach in a resort in northern Spain, and it was so big that a tug boat was unable to pull it back out to sea.
Scientists say they may never know what caused the death of a gray whale that was stranded for weeks in the Klamath River in northern California.
Janet Wortman knew something was wrong when she drove by the U.S. Highway 101 bridge across the Klamath River and there were no people leaning over the railing to watch the 45-foot gray whale that had been there for nearly two months.
Baby Whale Tangled in Rope Rescued Off California CoastREDONDO BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A California gray whale that got caught in rope while migrating north was successfully rescued Thursday.
Large Orca Whale Pod Spotted in Puget Sound SEATTLE (KABC) -- A large pod of Orca whales was seen frolicking in Puget Sound over the weekend.
Japan admits disaster funds to be used for whalingJust another example of the Japanese raping the seas. Did we expect any less from them?
Morgan The Killer Whale Transferred From Netherlands To SpainA Dutch dolphin park hoisted a young killer whale onto a truck early Tuesday, preparing to transfer her to a Spanish amusement park after conservationists lost a legal battle to have her released into the open sea.
Humpback Whale Freed after Getting Tangled in Fishing Net- Video ReportThe whale was freed after becoming tangled in two boats off the east coast on two separate days.
Dead Whale Washes Ashore in Point Loma-CAThe fin whale, also referred to as a fin-back or razor back whale, is the second largest living mammal on the planet, next to the blue whale
How did scores of whales end up in the desert? Rows of prehistoric bones unearthed in one of the most significant discoveries of its kindSome believe they became disoriented and beached themselves, while others claim they were moved by a landslide and became trapped in a lagoon. But scientists remain baffled as to how exactly scores of whales ended up in a desert more than half a mile from the sea.
Humpback whale spotted off the Belgian coast01/10/11 - A humpback whale has been spotted off the Belgian coast. It is assumed that the images were recorded close to the Thornton area, some 25 kilometres off the Belgian mainland. It's probably a young whale. Adults can grow to a length of 15 metres and a weight of 30 tons.
33-foot-long dead whale found beached in English fieldHere's another weird tale for the Annals of Dead Marine Life Found In Unusual Places. A 33-foot-long dead whale was recently discovered in a marsh half a mile inland near the English village of Skeffling.
Whale Watching Group Surprised by Shark- VideoDANA POINT, Calif. (KABC) -- A whale watching trip off the coast of Orange County got an added surprise on Tuesday when a shark was spotted right next to the boat.
Day three of Vacation Bible School and the kiddos are some kids are swearing they're awake in spite of the slumber parties they had the night before.
Breaching whale smashes mast of racing sailboatA breaching whale smashed the mast and rigging of a 38-foot racing sailboat in a Pacific Ocean encounter off southwest Washington on Thursday, leaving bits of blubber behind, the sailors told the Coast Guard.
Dolphins greet mother, baby whale off Dana Point | dolphins, whale, dana - News - The Orange County RegisterThis is the best area to go whale watching in Southern California. I have been to Dana Point but never saw Dolphins actively seek whales to swim with. What a great story.
Penis Museum Finally Gets Human Specimen!LONDON (AP) - In life, Pall Arason was an attention-seeker. In death, the 95-year-old Icelander's pickled penis will be the main attraction at one of the world's most bizarre museums.
Type Your Article Here ...When I first learned about echolocation in dolphins and whales it took me over six months to relate that knowledge to the fact that the cetacean auditory cortex is LARGER than their visual cortex.
Whale and dolphin death toll during Deepwater disaster may have been greatly underestimatedThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 devastated the Gulf of Mexico ecologically and economically. However, a new study published in Conservation Letters reveals that the true impact of the disaster on wildlife may be gravely underestimated.
Whale lands on couple's yachtA couple on a whale-watching trip off Cape Town, South Africa, say they had a lucky escape when a 10m (33ft) specimen leapt on to their yacht.
US-located Australian biologist: "The science is in: save the whales, save the planet "Dr Halter: "Researchers from Harvard University and the University of Vermont have found that humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine carry massive quantities of nitrogen from the deep sea where they feed to the surface and release it in their liquid-like faeces.
Tommy Lee Fired Up About Whale MasturbationWho needs to shock people with a porn video when you can put it all in writing? That was Tommy Lee's thought when he recently penned a scathing letter to SeaWorld on the subject of whale masturbation.
Whale Meat Served in 18% of Japanese Grade SchoolsJapan is a nation noted for its unusual and exotic cuisine.
Ship strikes whale, drags it to Port of OaklandAn inbound ship struck a whale and dragged it all the way to the Port of Oakland this morning, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said. The Coast Guard received a report at about 10 a.m. that a ship had struck a 25-foot whale, Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Laura Williams said.
Thousands of japanese schools serving whale meat - News | Images | Videoswell, thats something you don't hear everyday.
Whale fossil stuck in Egypt customs wrangleIts name in Arabic is Wadi Hitan but it is known as the Valley of the Whales.
Forty-ton whale lands on yacht during Cape Town sailing trip (with photo)-- PART II: THE VIDEO!Original seed had link to still photo-- here's the video. Pretty amazing!
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