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Scientists say they’ve found a previously unknown whale species – a ‘one tonne’ mammal the size of a horse and may have been on the planet as long as humans. Three specimens of the as-yet-unnamed species, a type of beaked whale, were seen in waters near the San Benito Islands off the coast of Mexico. … Read more
A fisherman working for £500-a-month has stumbled across what is possibly the world’s biggest blob of Ambergris – worth £2.4 million. Ambergris – or whale vomit – is considered a sea treasure and floating gold because of an odourless alcohol that is extracted to make a perfume’s scent last longer. Naris Suwannasang, 60, saw several … Read more
Huge sperm whale washes up dead on Norfolk mudbank before tide carries its body further out to sea The dead sperm whale was spotted beached in The Wash on the Norfolk coast It was lying a mile out from Snettisham Beach but has now been carried by tide Locals Jacky and Andy McKee reported it to UK … Read more
He’s the youngest offspring of the late animal conservationist, Steve Irwin. And Robert Irwin, 16, would certainly have made his father proud this week- as he was amongst a team of quick responders who rushed to the aid of a melon-headed whale stranded on Noosa North Shore. Bindi’s brother said he was ‘so thankful’ to … Read more
A picture of two penguins cuddling up to each other is among a series of stunning photographs showing the beauty and danger of our underwater world and the creatures that inhabit it. Many of the pictures show animals which are facing crisis as human activity pushes them to the brink. The spectacular snaps are finalists … Read more
Who knew that’s how they did it? Stunning pictures show mother sperm whale feeding its calf by injecting milk into the sea Russian photographer Mike Korostelev, 38, pictured the tender moment in the Indian Ocean whilst diving The sperm whale calf stimulates the mother’s mammary glands before the milk is released into the water The … Read more
The front carriage of a train that landed on a sculpture of a whale’s tail after ploughing through the end of an elevated section of track has been painstakingly lowered to the ground. Two cranes held the train up with chains, placed at both ends of the front carriage to support it, as workers cut … Read more
Miracle escape from the jaws of a whale: Two women kayakers lucky to be alive after hungry humpback whale scoops them up in Avila Beach, California, before spitting them out Julie McSorley and Liz Cottriel were kayaking and whale spotting on Monday A humpback whale suddenly emerged and appeared to swallow the whole kayak Both … Read more
A train has crashed through a barrier at a Dutch station, landing on a giant whale sculpture 25ft in the air. The runaway train shot through the station buffer at 12.30am at De Akkers metro station in the city of Spijkenisse. Instead of crashing into the water below, the front carriage ended up suspended dramatically in … Read more
Quite a tail to tell! Train crashes through barrier at Dutch station – and lands on giant whale sculpture 25ft in the air The train ran through the station buffer at 30 minutes past midnight last night, at De Akkers metro station The train shot through the end of the track and came to rest … Read more