Whales
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‘Tough decision’ to euthanise 90 surviving stranded whales
Challenging surf conditions forced rescuers to abandon their efforts to save a pod of 157 stranded false killer whales.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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‘Slimy, wet and rough’: What it’s like inside a whale’s mouth
A prominent whale expert explains why the kayaker who wound up inside the mouth of a humpback whale was in no danger of being swallowed.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Wild moment whale swallows a kayaker and spits him back out
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.
Whale swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia
A father has captured on camera the terrifying moment his son was swallowed whole by a humpback whale off Chile.
Humpback whales sing the way humans speak
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.
- Emily Anthes
‘Incredible’: Antarctic whale spotted at popular Sydney beach
An Antarctic whale rarely seen off Sydney was frolicking in the warm summer waters on Monday.
- Jessica McSweeney
Minke whale at Bundeena
The whale was spotted at Bundeena wharf on Monday. SOURCE: Cronulla & National Park Ferry Cruises
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‘Doesn’t pass the pub test’: Push for moratorium on seismic blasting
More than 2000 seismic surveys have been conducted in waters off Australia since the 1960s, as companies map the seabed to prospect for new oil and gas reserves.
- Bianca Hall
‘Whale is delicious’: The push to revive Japan’s whaling culture
These days, most Japanese people have either never eaten or rarely eat whale meat. But one filmmaker wants to change that.
- Lisa Visentin
Entangled humpback whale calf freed off the coast of Sydney
The calf was freed after it was spotted near Bondi Beach entangled in a rope and buoy.
- Frances Howe
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