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Why Are So Many Gray Whales Washing Up Dead on California's Coast?
By Kimberly Hickok published
Eight dead gray whales have washed up on Northern California beaches in less than two months, and that has researchers concerned.
A Rare White Whale Has Been Filmed Off the Coast of Mexico
By Brandon Specktor published
Nope, it's not Moby Dick, but it just might be Milk Gallon.
Ancient Four-Legged Whale Swam Across Oceans, Walked Across Continents
By Kimberly Hickok published
This ancient whale swam across the South Atlantic Ocean then got out of the water and walked across South America.
Another Dead Whale Full of Plastic. This Time, in Italy.
By Kimberly Hickok published
The whale's cause of death is still under investigation, but a stomach full of plastic isn't a healthy thing.
Whale Experts 'Cautiously Optimistic' That Once Starving Grandma Orca Will Survive
By Laura Geggel published
Dead Whale Washes Ashore with Shocking 88 lbs. of Plastic in Its Stomach
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
His stomach "had the most plastic we have ever seen in a whale"
What a Fluke! Man Ends Up in Whale's Mouth
By Stephanie Pappas published
A whale accidentally ended up with a mouth full of snorkeler while hunting fish near South Africa.
Humpback Whale That Washed Ashore in Amazon Jungle Was Likely Sick
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
How did a humpback whale get stranded in the Amazon?
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