NC State scientists examine humpback whale carcass on Indian Beach
A humpback whale carcass reported floating off the coast of North Carolina by the Clearwater Marine Research Institute North ...
Dead behemoth covered in shark bites washes onto NC beach, researchers say
A dead humpback whale washed up on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, and inspection by experts revealed hungry sharks had ...
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Humpback whale carcass found on N.C. coast
A humpback whale carcass was found floating along the Salter Path/Indian Beach area on Friday, Mar. 28, 2025. It was found by ...
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Nine highlights of our Fixing Our Broken Planet Gallery
Explore the biggest challenges facing our planet and the nature-based solutions that can help us to create a more sustainable ...
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Whales evolved from Pakicetus, an ancient mammal found in Pakistan
One of the first cetaceans, Pakicetus, was a goat-sized creature that lived along the banks of lakes and rivers in ...
After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the ...
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‘Down to the bones’: A crowd disassembles Anchorage’s fin whale for its journey to a Wasilla museum
On Thursday, dozens of volunteers gathered on the Anchorage mudflats to cut apart the 47-foot-long juvenile fin whale that ...
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Egyptian desert fossils reveal clues to the biggest animals on Earth in “When Whales Could Walk” on NOVA – April 2 at 9 pm
NOVA: When Whales Could Walk Wednesday, April 2 at 9:00 pm In Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls ...
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Biooceanography articles from across Nature Portfolio
Baleen whales migrate from high latitude feeding grounds to subtropical reproductive winter grounds, translocating limiting nutrients across ecosystems. This study estimates the latitudinal ...
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Endangered turtle inspires international research
It’s a hotspot for so many species, we’ve seen beaked whales, baleen whales, ocean sunfish, and many different dolphins and toothed whales,” said Shillinger. Leatherbacks face many threats ...
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Awe-Inspiring Efforts are Cleaning Up the Arctic
Primary consumers such as shrimp dine on plankton, the basis of the Arctic food chain. Secondary consumers include fish, seabirds and various baleen whales such as giant blue whales. Tertiary ...
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Northwest research reveals some whales avoid detection from predators by keeping their songs reeaaal low
Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders ...