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Sonar Can Literally Scare Whales to Death, Study Finds
By Mindy Weisberger published
Researchers have answers about what sonar does to whales, and it isn't pretty.
Blue Whales: The Most Enormous Creatures on Earth
By Greg Uyeno published
Blue whales are the largest animals ever to live on Earth, but many of the details of their lives remain a mystery to the biologists who study them.
Ancient, 50-Foot-Long Whale Crushed Baby Whale Skulls for Dinner
By Stephanie Pappas published
Killer whales are not a new phenomenon.
Humpback Whales Plagiarize the Tunes of Other Whales (Even Oceans Away)
By Rafi Letzter published
Humpback whales aren't just talented singers, they learn and steal each other's songs.
Japan May Start Commercial Whale Hunting Again
By Laura Geggel published
Japan plans to leave the International Whaling Commission so that it can resume commercially hunting the marine giant, according to news reports from government sources.
145 Pilot Whales Found Dead on Remote New Zealand Beach. Nobody Knows Why.
By Kimberly Hickok published
Up to 145 pilot whales stranded on a remote New Zealand beach and no one knows why. All of the whales eventually died.
Found, Inside Dead Sperm Whale: 100 Plastic Cups, 4 Plastic Bottles, 25 Plastic Bags, 2 Flip-Flops
By Kimberly Hickok published
A dead sperm whale had more than 100 plastic cups, plastic bags, flip flops and other pieces of plastic in its stomach when it was found rotting on a beach in Indonesia.
'Unprecedented' Number of Dead Whales Have Washed Up in Scotland and Ireland
By Tom Metcalfe published
And scientists are pointing a finger at anti-sub sonar.
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