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Humpback Whale’s Unprecedented 8,000-Mile Migration Shatters Records
A humpback whale has been tracked on an unprecedented 8,000-mile migration, breaking records for the longest documented journey between breeding grounds. Scientists suggest the movement might be due to climate change affecting food and mating behaviours. AI-driven photo tracking through HappyWhale.com played a key role in identifying the whale’s ...
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Humpback Whale Sets New Record With 13,000km Journey From South America To Africa
First spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean.
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Photographer Captures Breathtaking Close-Up Shot Of A Humpback Whale's Eye. See Pics
Positioned near the side of her head, the eye provides an expansive field of vision, while a thick layer of protective blubber shields it from harm and maintains warmth.
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Humpback Whale Freed From Entanglement After 22-Hour Rescue In Sydney
A juvenile humpback whale was freed Friday after it was entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia's largest city for 22 hours.
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Whale Of A Tail: Scientists Track Unique Humpback "Fingerprint"
In Antarctica, a scientist waits patiently for two frolicking humpback whales to poke their tails out of the icy waters so she can take a photographic "fingerprint" of the unique colors and patterns that allow researchers to identify individuals of t
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Scientists Discover Anatomy Behind Songs Of Baleen Whales
It is one of Earth's most haunting sounds - the "singing" of baleen whales like the humpback, heard over vast distances in the watery realm. Now scientists have finally figured out how these filter-feeding marine mammals do it.
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Scientists Talk To A Humpback Whale, Claim It Could Help Humans Chat With Aliens Someday
The researchers placed an underwater speaker in the sea and played a recorded humpback ''contact call'' to which a humpback whale named Twain approached and circled their boats.
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Brazil Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Faces Investigation For Harassing Humpback Whale
He was filmed within 15 meters of the whale, using a mobile phone to capture the distressed behaviours of the whale.
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Video: Terrifying Moment When Australian Surfer Collides With Whale
While the 55-year-old was cruising along the water at Mona Vale beach, a humpback whale leapt out of the water and landed on top of him.
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Watch: Humpback Whale Tangled In Nets Freed After Dangerous Rescue Operation
Such rescue operations are extremely dangerous as the team deals with large animals weighing up to 30 tonnes, along with sea and weather conditions.
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Video: 35-Foot Humpback Whale Washes Ashore On New York Beach
Don Clavin, the supervisor of Hempstead Town, said that the enormous mammal is the first of its sort to have appeared in the area in recent years.
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Unusual Video Of Giant Humpback Breaching Sea Surface Goes Viral
A father and son duo experienced a great fishing trip on Wednesday when a gigantic humpback whale broke the surface inches from them.
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"It Was Insane": Video Shows Breaching Whale Landing On Boat
No one was injured in the incident and the boat was not seriously injured, local officials said.
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Watch: Whale Nearly Swallows Kayakers. Old Video Goes Viral Again
Footage of the incident, recorded by an onlooker, makes it seem like the two were nearly swallowed by the whale. Thankfully, they just tipped over and ended up in water after the whale left.
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"It Was A Done Deal": Man Swallowed By Humpback Whale In US Describes Encounter
A man from the United States has recalled how he nearly died last year, after being swallowed by a giant humpback whale.
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Humpback Whale’s Unprecedented 8,000-Mile Migration Shatters Records
A humpback whale has been tracked on an unprecedented 8,000-mile migration, breaking records for the longest documented journey between breeding grounds. Scientists suggest the movement might be due to climate change affecting food and mating behaviours. AI-driven photo tracking through HappyWhale.com played a key role in identifying the whale’s ...
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Humpback Whale Sets New Record With 13,000km Journey From South America To Africa
First spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, the whale resurfaced years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean.
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Photographer Captures Breathtaking Close-Up Shot Of A Humpback Whale's Eye. See Pics
Positioned near the side of her head, the eye provides an expansive field of vision, while a thick layer of protective blubber shields it from harm and maintains warmth.
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Humpback Whale Freed From Entanglement After 22-Hour Rescue In Sydney
A juvenile humpback whale was freed Friday after it was entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia's largest city for 22 hours.
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Whale Of A Tail: Scientists Track Unique Humpback "Fingerprint"
In Antarctica, a scientist waits patiently for two frolicking humpback whales to poke their tails out of the icy waters so she can take a photographic "fingerprint" of the unique colors and patterns that allow researchers to identify individuals of t
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Scientists Discover Anatomy Behind Songs Of Baleen Whales
It is one of Earth's most haunting sounds - the "singing" of baleen whales like the humpback, heard over vast distances in the watery realm. Now scientists have finally figured out how these filter-feeding marine mammals do it.
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Scientists Talk To A Humpback Whale, Claim It Could Help Humans Chat With Aliens Someday
The researchers placed an underwater speaker in the sea and played a recorded humpback ''contact call'' to which a humpback whale named Twain approached and circled their boats.
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Brazil Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Faces Investigation For Harassing Humpback Whale
He was filmed within 15 meters of the whale, using a mobile phone to capture the distressed behaviours of the whale.
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Video: Terrifying Moment When Australian Surfer Collides With Whale
While the 55-year-old was cruising along the water at Mona Vale beach, a humpback whale leapt out of the water and landed on top of him.
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Watch: Humpback Whale Tangled In Nets Freed After Dangerous Rescue Operation
Such rescue operations are extremely dangerous as the team deals with large animals weighing up to 30 tonnes, along with sea and weather conditions.
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Video: 35-Foot Humpback Whale Washes Ashore On New York Beach
Don Clavin, the supervisor of Hempstead Town, said that the enormous mammal is the first of its sort to have appeared in the area in recent years.
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Unusual Video Of Giant Humpback Breaching Sea Surface Goes Viral
A father and son duo experienced a great fishing trip on Wednesday when a gigantic humpback whale broke the surface inches from them.
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"It Was Insane": Video Shows Breaching Whale Landing On Boat
No one was injured in the incident and the boat was not seriously injured, local officials said.
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Watch: Whale Nearly Swallows Kayakers. Old Video Goes Viral Again
Footage of the incident, recorded by an onlooker, makes it seem like the two were nearly swallowed by the whale. Thankfully, they just tipped over and ended up in water after the whale left.
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"It Was A Done Deal": Man Swallowed By Humpback Whale In US Describes Encounter
A man from the United States has recalled how he nearly died last year, after being swallowed by a giant humpback whale.
