Southbound humpback whales sing along on Gold Coast

Michael Smith 8 months ago Region: Australia

  By Michael S. Smith   I’d never heard anything like it.   Monolithic sounds blasted and bubbled between silent spaces.   Slow rhythms and themes, notes like obsidian ocean swells and the ... more

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Sea World Shamu(s) Gone Wild: 2007 Cal/OSHA Investigation Quashed?

Betsy Ross 3 years ago Region: United States

In doing further research due to mainstream media reports regarding last week's death of an experienced trainer at Sea World Orlando, I came across an investigative report published by the local news media in San... more

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Dolphins Intelligent, Self-Aware: “Well Above Chimps & Apes” - Researchers Cite Ethics Issues

Leo Kretzner 3 years ago Region: United States

  Dolphins Intelligent, Self-Aware: “Well Above Chimps and Apes” -Researchers Cite Ethics Issues Also - Japanese Dolphin Slaughter Comes to Light (below) By Leo Kretzner, San Diego, CA. February 2... more

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Madagascar: Village Finds Thousands of Whales Beached

Global Voices 4 years ago Region: Madagascar

The mass stranding of at least one hundred melon-headed whales were reported in the mangrove of Antsohihy Bay (Northwest region of Madagascar) in the first week of June. Harinjaka and the non-governmental organization Fa... more

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Argentina's First National Marinelife Park

Nick Stern 5 years ago Region: Argentina

Buenos Aires -- Argentina is planning its first marine and coastal park, which will seek to preserve and protect the unique biodiversity of the southern province of Chubut.   Inelegantly dubbed the Southern Patagoni... more

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Whales hunted for their oil

Madugundu Krishna a year ago Region: India

  As the elephant is the largest land animal, the whale is the largest creature in the sea.  Whales are hunted for the oil which they contain which called `whale-oil’, and which is used for different ... more

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If You're A Whale, This Is Definitely Not Your Week

Can Tran 4 years ago Region: Chile

If you are a whale, this week is not your week. When I say whale, I mean an actual whale. Think humpback whales, fin whales, bowhead whales, sei whales, blue whales, gray whales, bottlenose whales, beaked whales, sperm wha... more

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Mass Whale Strandings in Madagascar Puzzle Eyewitnesses

Global Voices 4 years ago Region: Madagascar

The mass stranding of at least one hundred melon-headed whales were reported in the mangrove of Antsohihy Bay (Northwest region of Madagascar) in the first week of June. Local resident, blogger and activist Harinjaka and t... more

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