Whales
Humpbacks are an Australian success story. They have two advantages that most whales don’t
It’s peak hour on the humpback highway off the east coast of Australia – yet other whale species aren’t doing nearly as well.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Pod of whales in Sydney Harbour holds up Manly ferry
Three to four humpbacks were spotted near Manly Wharf on Monday, as the whale watching season in Sydney officially begins.
- Cindy Yin
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- Perth
Four whales dead, one saved after mass stranding on WA coast
Parks and Wildlife officers are asking people not to “self-deploy” to the incident unfolding near the tourist town of Bremer Bay.
- Holly Thompson
Why the whale watching season started early this year
The beginning of May also marked the official start of the humpback whale migration from Antarctica to warmer waters off NSW and Queensland. But the first sightings were six weeks ago.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found
We debunk myths ranging from “there’s no point in acting until China does” to “we need nuclear for baseload power”.
- Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
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- Marine life
‘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
‘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.
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