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The Sacred Story You Didnt Know Of Migaloo, Australia's World-Famous Albino Whale
The all-white whale has made annual headline-grabbing appearances since the first recorded spotting off Byron Bay in 1991.
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Tahlequah, The Orca Famous For Grieving Her Dead Calf, Has 'Spunky' Baby Boy
The mother killer whale, also known as J35, gave birth to a calf researchers have determined is male.
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270 Whales Stuck On Sandbar Off Tasmania, 90 Dead
A massive rescue operation will try and save a pod of whales beached on Tasmania's West Coast.
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Minke Whale Crashes Into Boat, Throws Fisherman Overboard
Cris Lane called the collision "a new twist in whale-watching."
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Orca Who Grieved By Carrying Her Dead Calf For 17 Days Is Pregnant Again
Tahlequah, a killer whale whose devastation pulled at the worlds heartstrings in 2018, is part of an endangered population.
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Watch A Bunch Of Scientists Freak Out Over A Whale Fall On The Bottom Of The Ocean
Dinner is served, a researcher said as dozens of octopuses and fish munched on the carcass.
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A Humpback Whale Has Been Spotted In The Most Random Of Places
Not your average hotspot for whale watching.
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Beachgoers Rescue Stranded Pilot Whales
Beachgoers battled to help a pod of pilot whales refloat back into the sea, after coming too close to the shore in the US state of Georgia. Rescuers were able to push six back into deeper waters, but three died.
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Scientists Fear Extinction After Six Rare Right Whales Die In A Month
Researchers call for emergency protections as 400 remaining animals fight for their lives.
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