KINGS OF THE OCEAN

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  Janette Speyer

  

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  Orca pod leaves beachgoers stunned with a splashy show near the shoreline

  USA TODAY - Cody Godwin, Storyful

  The pod of orcas was spotted waving their flippers close to the shore in Southworth, Washington.

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  Janette Speyer

  

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  Rescue Ensues After 66-Ton Sperm Whale Found Alive on Beach

  Buzz60

  It was a whale of a task. Buzz60’s Tony Spitz has the details.

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  Janette Speyer

  

  Scientists discover blue whale song is Beethoven’s Ninth

  discoverwildlife.com - Tanya Jackson

  Marine researchers from the Cetacean Institute in Sydney have discovered that a pod of blue whales has been singing Beethoven’s famous chorus Ode to …

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  Janette Speyer

  

  Storyboard

  Shark tales

  

  Curated byNew Atlas

  Millions of years of evolution moved the ocean's most feared predators away from perfectly smooth skin. Instead, sharks have very slightly ribbed skin, which reduces drag enough to become an advantage. International airline Swiss will be covering all 12 of its Boeing 777s with a shark-skin-inspired film that can reduce drag and fuel consumption by more than 1 percent.

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  Janette Speyer

  

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  Mother humpback whale freed from thick fishing line

  USA TODAY - STAFF VIDEO

  NOAA said the successful response increased the survival chances for both the mother and her calf.

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  Janette Speyer

  

  Inside SeaWorld Trainer Dawn Brancheau’s Death In The Jaws Of A Killer Whale

  allthatsinteresting.com - Bernadette Giacomazzo

  Dawn Brancheau was killed while performing with an orca named Tillikum in Orlando on February 24, 2010 — and SeaWorld never allowed humans into tanks …