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The newly discovered Perucetus colossus, an ancient species of whale, is thought to be one of the largest and heaviest animals on record, reports a study published in Nature. Estimates of its size and weight, based on a partial skeleton, rival those of the blue whale, which was previously thought to be the heaviest animal ever to exist. The findings suggest that the trend towards gigantism in marine mammals may have begun earlier than previously thought. Reconstruction of Perucetus colossus in its coastal habitat. Estimated body length: ~20 meters. Credit: Alberto Gennari

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Ancient whale might have been the heaviest animal that ever lived

A whale that lived around 39 million years ago could have weighed as much as 340 tonnes, according to analysis of a partial skeleton found in Peru

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Pygmy right whales are the smallest of the baleen whales

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World’s smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind

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Killer whales off San Juan Islands

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Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding

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Orca seen foster parenting a pilot whale calf for first time

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Weird vocal fry trick helps orcas and dolphins hunt prey in the deep

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Icelandic Physiologus (c.1200) depiction of the Apsido feeding (Reykjavík AM 673 a II 4to fol. 3v
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Ancient depictions of Norse sea monsters may be feeding whales

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2MN9J35 A dead male humpback whale that, according tor town officials, washed ashore overnight is pictured on Long Island's south facing shore in Lido Beach, New York, U.S., January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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Why are so many whales getting stranded on US beaches?

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Blue whales could be eating 10 million pieces of plastic every day

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EXF91J Scuba diver approaches adult female humpback whale and younger male escort, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo, Mexico

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Two eye-opening new books delve into the world of animal communication

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A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Pacific Ocean off the island Rurutu in French Polynesia

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Whale songs can spread between groups nearly 8000 kilometres apart

Songs that were first heard from humpback whales off eastern Australia were picked up in whales off Ecuador several years later, suggesting that the noises passed between groups across the South Pacific Ocean

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On Sonorous Seas review: What a dead whale can tell us

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Baleen whales eat three times more krill than we thought

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Climate change could slow recovery of southern right whales

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Fathom review: What happens when humans try to talk to whales

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