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Artists impression of early whales

Life

Early whales swam doggy paddle across the ocean from India to Africa

Rare fossils of early whales show they may have swam doggy paddle style. It may not have been elegant, but they still managed to spread across vast oceans

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humpback whale

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We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song

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whales

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Whale mothers and calves whisper to avoid attracting predators

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Japan's return to commercial whaling has no economic or cultural case

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Japan's return to commercial whaling has no economic or cultural case

Leader

The sad tale of the US Navy's surplus military dolphins

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The sad tale of the US Navy's surplus military dolphins

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An orcha

Life

Hundreds of orcas hold an annual meeting and now we may know why

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Life

Working hypothesis: From slow ramblers to asteroid Ryugu

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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and snorkeler, Baja California, Mexico

Life

Huge whales may have evolved millions of years earlier than we thought

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Japanese whalers hauling a minke whale to the ship in the Southern Ocean

Comment

Japan’s plan to resume commercial whaling could actually help whales

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Dolphins jumping

Environment

Dolphins have best friends but also shun those outside their clique

In a group of dolphins in the Adriatic sea, long-term friendships blossomed, but so did exclusive cliques where some dolphins shun each other

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Natalie Cooper: The life and death of London's blue whale

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Life

Prehistoric whales used to simply suck their food out of the ocean

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Environment

Humpback whales stop singing when cargo ships make a lot of noise

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Life

Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

Culture