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They are creatures who always seem to have a smile on their faces. And now, two beluga whales are sure to be feeling much happier thanks to British charity the Sea Life Trust. The whales, called Little Grey and Little White, have been freed from captivity in China to swim in the sea for the … Read more
Siren song! Women are astonished as whales swim closer to their boat when they start to sing and play guitar Two friends went whale watching off the coast of Trinity Bright, Newfoundland Wanda and Bev had no luck seeing any whales until Bev took up a guitar to sing Incredibly, a few whales came to the … Read more
Endangered sperm whales are less likely to forage for food at dawn in some areas of the Mediterranean, underwater robotic equipment has revealed. Unmanned underwater robots equipped with acoustic monitors recorded the sperm whale sounds over several months and thousands of miles of ocean. Sperm whales emit distinct ‘clicks’ to sense objects from reflected sound waves … Read more
Fin-tastic! Moment kayaker comes within feet of three enormous minke whales off the Devon coast Rupert Kirkwood came across the whales 12 miles off coast in Plymouth, Devon The 60-year-old heard sound of a blowhole and was soon greeted by the whale He said his outing on Wednesday was the most whales he had ever … Read more
Photographs have emerged of a freshly-caught whale being skinned and gutted in Japan, a year after the country resumed whaling. Fishermen slaughtered the 34-foot long Baird’s Beaked Whale earlier today in Wada Port, Chiba, and later winched it into a slaughterhouse where its meat was prepared for sale to shops and restaurants. Whaling as long … Read more
Stunning moment two humpback whales are seen jumping out of the water in Sydney Harbour for an hour in front of delighted tourists Two 40-tonne adult humpback whales showed off their jumping skills for whale watchers in Sydney Harbour Go Whale Watching photographer John Goodridge said the whales display was the most impressive he’d seen … Read more
One of the world’s most rarely seen whales is found washed up on the Scottish coast Female True’s beaked whale was found washed up on the UK coast for first time Animal was discovered at Kearvaig Bay in the north of Scotland earlier this year The rarely-seen whale is now in the collection of National … Read more
North Atlantic right whales ‘could be extinct within 20 years’ as krill they eat migrate away due to climate change and commercial fishing impacts their habitat A new study used drones to photograph right whales in the south and north Researchers found North Atlantic right whales were much smaller than whales in the southern hemisphere … Read more
Blue whales swim to the surface to feed on krill as it helps them to conserve energy, according to a new study that involved amazing drone footage of the mammals. Experts from Oregon State University found that feeding on the ocean’s surface plays an important role in the hunt for food among New Zealand blue … Read more
Deadly prehistoric crocodiles mimicked the anatomy of dolphins and whales to dominate Jurassic seas 170 million years ago, new research shows. Scottish researchers say the extinct crocs, called thalattosuchians, evolved from their land-roaming ancestors to become fast swimming predators. The 33-foot-long creatures adapted their limbs into flippers, streamlined their bodies and formed whale-like fluked tails … Read more