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Baleen Whales’ Hearing Tested for the First Time, Scientists Discover New Capabilities
Juvenile minke whales were temporarily captured in a Norwegian study to investigate their hearing. Results published in Science showed that baleen whales detect ultrasonic frequencies, possibly aiding in predator evasion. This breakthrough, despite ethical debates, could influence ocean noise regulation. Critics raised concerns about stress and har...
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Heartwarming Video Shows Beachgoers Rescuing Stranded Dwarf Minke Whale In Australia
A group of beachgoers recently rescued a stranded dwarf minke whale that washed up on a beach in Australia. The Queensland parks and wildlife service arrived at Hervey Bay Beach on May 20 to find the minke whale washed up and unable to move.
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Young Whale Stranded In London's Thames Is Put Down
A juvenile minke whale that became stranded in London's River Thames has been put down after its condition deteriorated and vets decided it could not survive in the open water.
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"Worth Waiting For 31 Years": Japan Whalers Bring Ashore 27 Feet Catch
It was a catch three decades in the making, and when the Japanese whalers brought ashore one of their first minke after the resumption of commercial hunting, the moment was marked with ceremony.
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Over 120 Pregnant Minke Whales Killed In Japan's Latest Annual Hunt
More than 120 pregnant minke whales were killed during Japan's latest annual hunt off the coast of Antarctica, a new report said.
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Another Whale Population Suddenly Dying In Atlantic
US marine investigators are probing an unusual die-off of minke whales along the US east coast, marking the third such population of large whales in the past two years, officials said Wednesday.
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Australia 'Disappointed' At Japan Whaling: Malcolm Turnbull
Australia is "very disappointed" at Tokyo's decision to resume whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said today as he readied for talks with Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.
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Australia Threatens Legal Action Against Japanese Whaling
Australia has threated to take legal action against Japan's resumption of Antarctic whaling. Australia's foreign and environmental ministers said in a statement Monday that the country has joined 32 others to oppose a Japanese whaling expedition that left last week to catch up to 333 minke whales in the Antarctic.
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Iceland Says it Killed 184 Whales This Year
Iceland announced Wednesday that 155 fin whales and 29 minke whales were killed in its hunting season this year, in defiance of calls to end the practice.
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Japan Buries More Dolphins After Mass Beaching
Japanese officials were burying several more dolphins on Monday as researchers tried to work out why scores of the animals beached themselves last week.
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More Than 130 Dolphins Beach in Japan
More than one hundred thirty melon-headed whales, a member of the dolphin family usually found in the deep ocean, beached in Japan on Friday, sparking frantic efforts by locals and coastguards to save them.
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Japan Kills 30 Whales in First Campaign Post UN Ban
Japan has slaughtered 30 minke whales off its northeast coast, in the first hunt since the UN's top court ordered Tokyo to stop killing the animals in the Antarctic, the government said.
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Baleen Whales’ Hearing Tested for the First Time, Scientists Discover New Capabilities
Juvenile minke whales were temporarily captured in a Norwegian study to investigate their hearing. Results published in Science showed that baleen whales detect ultrasonic frequencies, possibly aiding in predator evasion. This breakthrough, despite ethical debates, could influence ocean noise regulation. Critics raised concerns about stress and har...
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Heartwarming Video Shows Beachgoers Rescuing Stranded Dwarf Minke Whale In Australia
A group of beachgoers recently rescued a stranded dwarf minke whale that washed up on a beach in Australia. The Queensland parks and wildlife service arrived at Hervey Bay Beach on May 20 to find the minke whale washed up and unable to move.
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Young Whale Stranded In London's Thames Is Put Down
A juvenile minke whale that became stranded in London's River Thames has been put down after its condition deteriorated and vets decided it could not survive in the open water.
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"Worth Waiting For 31 Years": Japan Whalers Bring Ashore 27 Feet Catch
It was a catch three decades in the making, and when the Japanese whalers brought ashore one of their first minke after the resumption of commercial hunting, the moment was marked with ceremony.
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Over 120 Pregnant Minke Whales Killed In Japan's Latest Annual Hunt
More than 120 pregnant minke whales were killed during Japan's latest annual hunt off the coast of Antarctica, a new report said.
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Another Whale Population Suddenly Dying In Atlantic
US marine investigators are probing an unusual die-off of minke whales along the US east coast, marking the third such population of large whales in the past two years, officials said Wednesday.
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Australia 'Disappointed' At Japan Whaling: Malcolm Turnbull
Australia is "very disappointed" at Tokyo's decision to resume whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said today as he readied for talks with Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.
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Australia Threatens Legal Action Against Japanese Whaling
Australia has threated to take legal action against Japan's resumption of Antarctic whaling. Australia's foreign and environmental ministers said in a statement Monday that the country has joined 32 others to oppose a Japanese whaling expedition that left last week to catch up to 333 minke whales in the Antarctic.
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Iceland Says it Killed 184 Whales This Year
Iceland announced Wednesday that 155 fin whales and 29 minke whales were killed in its hunting season this year, in defiance of calls to end the practice.
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Japan Buries More Dolphins After Mass Beaching
Japanese officials were burying several more dolphins on Monday as researchers tried to work out why scores of the animals beached themselves last week.
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More Than 130 Dolphins Beach in Japan
More than one hundred thirty melon-headed whales, a member of the dolphin family usually found in the deep ocean, beached in Japan on Friday, sparking frantic efforts by locals and coastguards to save them.
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Japan Kills 30 Whales in First Campaign Post UN Ban
Japan has slaughtered 30 minke whales off its northeast coast, in the first hunt since the UN's top court ordered Tokyo to stop killing the animals in the Antarctic, the government said.
