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With Humans Out of the Way, Humpbacks Are Flourishing—But So Are Orcas
smithsonianmag.com - Rachael Lallensack
The tail of a humpback whale has a tale to tell. Technically called a fluke, a whale’s tail is like a fingerprint: its markings are unique to each …
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Mesmerising slow-motion video of humpback whales feeding goes viral
Country Living - By Natalie Cornish
Sailor captured the pod up close It looks like a scene from Blue Planet II, but this mesmerising slow-motion video of a pod of Humpback whales feeding …
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WHAT TO DO IN PANAMA: DOLPHIN WATCHING
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WHAT TO DO IN PANAMA: DOLPHIN WATCHING The dolphin watching in Panama, can be seen in Taboga Pearl Island. The other best-known site for dolphin …
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay area scientists featured in Shark Week film, Blue Serengeti | Center for Ocean Solutions
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Blue Serengeti Premieres July 1 @ 10PM, only on Discovery Channel's Shark Week. Monterey, CA - Discovery Channel’s Shark Week has become an annual …
Travel (South Africa)
Tofo’s bigger Big 5
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Giant seabirds, 50-tonne whales, endless pods of dolphins, the ocean’s rarest turtle and largest shark: Tofo’s marine world could blow you out of the …
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World's humpback whale population booming thanks to Australia's Kimberley region
abc.net.au - By Ben Collins
Humpback whales, once hunted around the world to the point that they became so rare that the industry built on their blubber went belly-up, is …
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Natural History Museum
Whale earwax reveals how much humans can stress out marine mammals
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The underwater war It isn't just whaling that has had an impact on cetaceans. Baleen whales have also been subjected to other anthropogenic …
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North Atlantic
Free the Whales
sierraclub.org - By Juliet Grable | Nov 11 2018
Drones are helping response teams to safely disentangle whales caught in fishing lines and buoys On the afternoon of Thursday, October 18, Andy …
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With millions set to jet off for Christmas, these are our top ten spots for a festive getaway
thesun.co.uk - By Trish Harbord
THE big festive flyaway is nearly here – as more than four million people prepare to jet away and spend Christmas abroad. There is still time to be …
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Epic Footage Records Blue Whale 5km Off WA Coast
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Local drone and videographer Aeroture captures epic footage of a Blue Whale 5km off the WA coast.It’s not every day while doing your job are you …
Oregon
Dead humpback whale washes ashore in California
kptv.com - Emily Van de Riet, Meredith Digital Content Producer
GROVER BEACH, California (Meredith) – A dead humpback whale washed ashore a central California beach Friday. The rotten smell moving through the air …
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The Best Dives in the World
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The best dives in the world offer something special for scuba divers, whether that be an amazing animal encounter, a massive shipwreck or a beautiful …
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Six Reasons Why The Kiwis Do Winter Way Better Than The Brits Do
HuffPost UK - By Emma Gregg, commercial writer
New Zealanders always make the most of the great outdoors. Mackenzie Region Banish all thoughts of the soggy British winter from your mind. In New …
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Pod of humpback whales power out of the sea during feeding
mirror.co.uk - Lisa Trainer
The incredible teamwork of a pod of humpback whales has been captured in stunning high definition footage as they create a 'bubble net' to catch fish. …
Tonga
Tongatapu, Tonga's Strange Little Capital Island
perceptivetravel.com - By Chantae Reden On November 9, 2018 No Comments
When most tourists visit Tonga, they blow through Tongatapu and make their way to Tonga’s picturesque outer islands. The capital, Nuku’alofa, itself …
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Travel
Noise Pollution Is Killing Off the Whale Song, According to a New Study
departures.com - Tal Dekel-Daks
The haunting tunes of mating humpback whales are in jeopardy, one study found. In research that will add to fears about noise pollution altering the …
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Aggressor Adventures Expands to Socorro and Guadalupe with Socorro Aggressor
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Aggressor Liveaboards have announced the latest addition to their fleet, the stunning Socorro Aggressor. Launching in December 2018, this luxurious …
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Hotel Intel: Wild Women Expeditions helps you conquer the wilderness
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Strong women wanted.Wild Women Expeditions will take you where you have never gone, or even imagined going.The travel company organizes 200 complex, …
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First Study of Humpback Whale Survivors of Killer Whale Attacks in the Southeastern Pacific
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Humpback whales bear stark battle scars from violent encounters with orcas, also known as killer whales. Analysis of rake marks on more than 3000 …
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November 7, 2018 Attacks on humpback whales may be on the rise, according to an analysis of scars on humpback whales published in Endangered Species …
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Washington state task force calls for ban on whale-watching boat tours
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The Washington state task force on critically endangered Northwest orcas wants to temporarily ban commercial whale-watching boat tours. The group …
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Pressure mounts in Canada and U.S. to ban whale-watchers from southern resident orcas
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Pressure to ban commercial whale-watchers from endangered southern resident killer whales is mounting in Canada and the U.S.Five Canadian …
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Watch A Fisherman Climb On Entangled Whale’s Back So He Can Set It Free
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Just Now This is incredible! When one commercial fisherman saw a humpback whale in distress, he did not hesitate to leap into action...and we mean that …
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But the small outpost of Chichijima in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands presented a rare opportunity for Akamatsu and his colleagues. Separated from the …
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That Comet Isn't An Alien Probe, Sorry Everybody
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On October 19, 2017, an astronomical wonder occurred in the Solar System. For the first time in recorded space history, we were being visited by an …
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Catch of the day! Stunning slow-mo footage shows humpback whales working together to hunt their dinner
dailymail.co.uk - Charlotte Dean For Mailonline
This incredible slow-motion footage shows a pod of humpback whales working together in order to catch their dinner. In the clip a school of fish can …
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Good news glow: why I’m searching for positive stories in these dark times
The Guardian - Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
News that a new dinosaur species has been discovered has me smiling. It is impossible to be sad when thinking about dinosaurs There’s a curse for which everyone blames the Chinese, but which is apocryphal:
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Explore shipwrecks, geological oddities, and epic landscapes at Gros Morne National Park
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Old Norse expeditions arrived in Newfoundland around 1000 years ago from Greenland, where they built camps and eventually stayed. At L'Anse aux …
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BBC One and Magic Light Announce THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE for Christmas 2019
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Magic Light Pictures, the multi Oscar nominated and Bafta award-winning production company, has announced that an animated adaptation of Julia …
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Drones Capture Stunning Footage of Humpback and Gray Whales
ecowatch.com - Lorraine Chow
Researchers are using drone technology to bring whale research to completely new heights. On Sunday, the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Marine Mammal …