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Astonishing whale feeding frenzy seen off the eastern coast of Greenland
The population of baleen whales along eastern Greenland has boomed in recent decades, and reporter Leah Crane recounts a profound experience of seeing them
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‘Horrific and beautiful’ whale rescue image wins photography prize
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Â鶹´«Ã½ recommends the 55-year-old Songs of the Humpback Whale
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Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp
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Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing
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Tense docu-thriller exposes the cruelties of commercial whale trade
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Technology
‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench
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If we could talk to whales, what might they say?
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Sperm whale clicks could be the closest thing to a human language yet
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Humpback whales have a specialised larynx for underwater singing
The distinctive melodies of baleen whales are produced by pushing air against a fatty cushion on one side of the larynx, and a sac lets them recycle air back into the lungs
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An ancient whale claimed the title of heaviest animal ever in 2023
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Environment
Surge of Russian tankers in the Arctic is raising risk of oil spills
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Cuvier’s beaked whale seen grieving dead calf for first time
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World’s smallest baleen whale stays home instead of migrating to feed
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