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Worst-Ever Right Whale Die-Off Continues to Puzzle

Worst-Ever Right Whale Die-Off Continues to Puzzle

May 10th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00)

Scientists still don't know why hundreds of baby southern right whales are turning up dead around Patagonia, a decade after observers first saw signs of the worst die-off on record for the species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society ... [Full Article]

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Zombie Worms Drill Whale Bones with Acid

Zombie Worms Drill Whale Bones with Acid

May 1st, 2013 - 11:20h (CET +01.00)

So-called zombie worms - and yes, they actually exist - like to munch on whale bones for dinner. The creatures also use the bones for shelter. Spread throughout the world's oceans, zombie worms are quite adept at making the bones of whales and o... [Full Article]

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Ex-JPMorgan exec Drew says not to blame for "Whale" losses

Ex-JPMorgan exec Drew says not to blame for "Whale" losses

Mar 15th, 2013 - 16:30h (CET +01.00)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former top JPMorgan Chase official blamed traders and managers who reported to her for bets that led to $6 billion (3.96 billion pounds) in losses for the bank, telling lawmakers on Friday that her team changed projected loss... [Full Article]

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Whales Trap Dinner with Mouthful of Swirling Bristles

Whales Trap Dinner with Mouthful of Swirling Bristles

Mar 14th, 2013 - 11:40h (CET +01.00)

Humpback and bowhead whales create their own food nets from specialized bristles in their mouths to more efficiently nab fishy morsels, a new study of baleen whales suggests. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]

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Locals, biologists face off over Philippine whale shark feeding

Locals, biologists face off over Philippine whale shark feeding

Mar 12th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00)

By David Loh Tan-awan, Philippines (Reuters) - Tan-awan, in the southern Philippines island of Cebu, used to be a sleepy village that never saw tourists unless they were lost or in transit. Yet now they flock there by the hundreds - to swim with whal... [Full Article]

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Ancient Whale Fossils Unearthed by Road Construction

Ancient Whale Fossils Unearthed by Road Construction

Feb 19th, 2013 - 22:00h (CET +01.00)

BOSTON - Fossils uncovered during construction of a roadway in Southern California have revealed four new species of ancient whales, according to research presented here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science... [Full Article]

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Locals say shifting sea ice frees trapped whales

Locals say shifting sea ice frees trapped whales

Jan 10th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00)

MONTREAL (AP) - About a dozen killer whales that were trapped under sea ice appeared to be free after the ice shifted, a leader of a northern Canada village said Thursday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]

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Killer whales trapped in Quebec sea ice

Killer whales trapped in Quebec sea ice

Jan 10th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00)

MONTREAL (AP) - A community in Quebec's Far North is calling for outside help to free about a dozen killer whales trapped under a vast stretch of sea ice. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]

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Whale of a tale: Pakistani fishmonger now pop star

Whale of a tale: Pakistani fishmonger now pop star

Dec 29th, 2012 - 14:50h (CET +01.00)

ISLAMABAD (AP) - Muhammad Shahid Nazir is a testament to the age-old adage that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if you teach a man to sing about fish, his song will shoot up the British pop chart. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]

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Fossil of Long-Extinct Whale Found on Seafloor

Fossil of Long-Extinct Whale Found on Seafloor

Dec 23rd, 2012 - 16:10h (CET +01.00)

Researchers diving off the coast of Georgia may have found the remains of an Atlantic gray whale, a relic of a population that was hunted to extinction by the 18th century. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]

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