Humpback whale calf washes ashore in Huntington Beach
A young humpback whale that died, presumably, after it became trapped in a commercial mussel-farming line off Long Beach, Ca.
15 splashy and stunning underwater wildlife images
“He released a shimmering trail of tiny microbubbles from his plumage, coating himself with a lubricating layer of air to cut ...
Mother Orca Still Carrying Dead Calf After 11 Days — Over 6 Years After Her First 'Tour of Grief' with Different Baby
The grieving whale was most recently spotted carrying her daughter, who died on New Year's Eve, in Haro Strait on Jan. 10 ...
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Unsexy singing? Bad tunes might explain male humpback reproductive failure, study says
As few as 7% of male humpback whales in the south Pacific Ocean sire ... Further, males who sired at least one calf were at least three times more likely to sire more offspring than would be ...
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Dolphins Guide Humpback Whale and Calf Back to Migration Route
What’s more, the discovery didn’t end there. The team soon realized that this majestic albino mother humpback whale was not alone; she had her calf swimming alongside her. The gentle giants had ...
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Humpback whale puts on 'show' in Cornwall
A tourist visiting the Isles of Scilly said seeing the humpback whale was like something from a dream A humpback whale in the Isles of Scilly "put on a show" for visitors, leaving them in awe.
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Orca who carried dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring
The appearance of a new orca calf in Washington’s Puget Sound last month was cause for celebration. The young female, whom researchers named J61, was a new addition to the Southern Resident ...
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How long necropsy results could take for washed up humpback whale in Kitty Hawk
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Humpback whale that washed ashore in Kitty Hawk has necropsy before beach clean up Necropsy performed on whale that washed up on Kitty Hawk shore "There was a gap in the ...
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Endangered whales—one a first-time mom—spotted with calves off Florida
Two rare female whales have been documented off the coast of Florida, each with a calf, marine surveyors said. The 20-year-old whale mothers, named Blackheart and Caterpillar, were seen Dec. 30 ...
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Humpback whale spotted leaping from sea near Hastings
A humpback whale was spotted leaping from the water off the Sussex coast. Kitty Dale spotted the whale from Hastings seafront yesterday, January 3. She said: "I’d just had lunch at the White ...
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This orca’s grief stunned the world. Now she’s mourning the loss of another calf.
Tahlequah’s pod, called J pod, hasn’t had a calf make it through its first year of life since 2022. These deaths are a sign of a population in deep distress, Wasser said. The whales ...
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Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is traveling with it
Scientists initially spotted the whale mom, known both as Tahlequah and J35, with a new female calf on Friday, Dec. 20 but were worried about the health of the baby when they got out on the water ...