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Oldest-known whale bone tools discovered in a Spanish cave

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Climate change poses severe threat to bowhead whale habitat

New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate…

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Dog of captain who lost boats in Lahaina wildfire barks with delight during whale encounter

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii boat captain who rebuilt her whale-watching tour business after losing three boats in the deadly…

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Baby orca is a descendent of a whale almost sold to SeaWorld in 1976

A new orca whale calf spotted in Puget Sound in Washington State is the latest addition to a well-known family…

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Discovery: The great whale pee funnel moves vital nutrients

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients…

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Whale pee moves vital nutrients thousands of miles

Even for the world’s largest animals, “when you gotta go, you gotta go.” Whale’s volcanic poop offers up a treasure…

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Krill or anchovy? Baleen whale songs may indicate what’s on the menu

For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid indicator of the type of food that is…

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Underwater mics and machine learning aid right whale conservation

Using underwater microphones and machine learning (ML), Cornell University researchers have developed a new method to estimate North Atlantic right…

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Unraveling the mystery of the missing blue whale calves

Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery…

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‘Give me the head!’ Neuroscientist inspires whale and dolphin research in Brazil : NPR

Kamilla Souza getting ready to study the brain of this beached whale. Instituto Baleia Jubarte hide caption toggle caption Instituto…

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