RFK Jr. Might Have Broken the Law by Allegedly Decapitating a Whale With a Chainsaw

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Humpback Whales’ Bubble Nets Are Way More Complicated Than You Think

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Photo of humpback whales lunging out of the ocean

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering the secret language of sperm whales. AI could be the key.

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A male and female sperm whale swimming just below the surface of the ocean
Sperm whales are highly-intelligent, social creatures. Project CETI wants to decode their complex language.

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Prominent Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson Arrested in Greenland

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2 male humpback whales photographed having sex in scientific breakthrough

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Detailed view of the condition of Whale A (bottom individual). This whale was emaciated, and the presence of whale lice caused this whale to appear discolored from the vessel. The injury to the mandible of this whale is visible on the far left.
The whales.

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A North Atlantic right whale was found dead near Martha's Vineyard. There are only around 360 left.

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A picture shows the corpse of a North Atlantic right whale.
A picture shows the dead female North Atlantic right whale that washed up on Joseph Sylvia State Beach on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, on Sunday.

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The death of an endangered fin whale was a marine murder mystery. Now, we have a suspect: orcas.

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Bite wounds on a fin whale's fin is evidence of a killer whale attack, NOAA says.
Bite wounds on a fin whale's fin is evidence of a killer whale attack, NOAA says.

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What to do if orcas attack your boat: If you see a killer whale, 'never enter the water' and turn off your engine

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People in a boat watching an orca whale swim toward them.
Orcas are curious animals that may approach your boat.

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Video shows weird 'kelping' behavior in whales. Scientists think it's the animals using seaweed to exfoliate.

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A whales fin coming out of the water, draped in a thick tangle of kelp.
The researchers reported over 100 times they caught the whales kelping. Sometimes they rubbed the seaweed on their fins, but other times, they put it on their face and tail.

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Whale watchers spotted a 'super rare' white orca in California

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Pod of transient killer whales including one young rare white Orca spotted in Strait of Georgia near Saturna Island on June 02, 2019.
White orcas, like this one spotted in the Strait of Georgia near Saturna Island, are rare. Whale watchers said the one seen in California may be leucistic or have a condition known as Chediak-Higashi syndrome.

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