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Fake dolphins and frantic digging: the army of helpers learning to rescue New Zealand’s stranded whales | New Zealand

On a blustery March day in Wellington, a group of would-be whale rescuers wearing wetsuits and hi-vis vests are waist…

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Canada’s Marineland to rehome its whales and dolphins as it seeks a buyer | Cetaceans

Canada’s embattled Marineland theme park is to raise money to “expeditiously” remove animals from its grounds, including the world’s largest…

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Killer whales amaze Seattle onlookers with rarely seen bird hunt | Whales

A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the…

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More than 150 whales stranded on beach in remote north-western Tasmania | Whales

More than 150 whales have stranded on a beach near Arthur River, on Tasmania’s remote north-west coast. A group of…

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‘I closed my eyes to brace for impact’: the man who escaped a whale’s mouth | Environment

Adrián Simancas had been paddling for two hours in the calm but icy seas of the Strait of Magellan, off…

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Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve…

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Humpback whale song and human language are more similar than you might think. Here’s why | Whales

Humpback whale song is structured in a similar way to human language – with shorter sounds used far more often…

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‘Very rare’ sighting of juvenile Antarctic minke whale off Sydney coast | Whales

A young Antarctic minke whale has treated ferry passengers to a rare spectacle after surfacing beside a wharf to the…

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Humpback whales back in Britain, with rise in sightings from Kent to Isles of Scilly | Whales

The slap of an enormous tail upon grey waters as a humpback whale leaps from the sea is becoming an…

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Five years, multiple deaths: what is happening at the home of the last captive whales in Canada? | Canada

On the southern shores of the Niagara River, a few hundred feet from the thundering falls, sits Marineland of Canada…

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