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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

Pygmy right whales are evolutionarily distinct and may be part of a whale family long thought to be extinct

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

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Read an extract from Pod by Laline Paull

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Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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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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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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A dolphin swims in New York's East River, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E93E089M01

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Dolphins spotted swimming in New York City’s Bronx River

Once an industrial waste dumpsite, the Bronx River is now healthy enough to host marine species – including dolphins – that it hasn’t seen in years

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

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

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Web of blood vessels helps protect whales’ brains while swimming

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Whale songs can spread between groups nearly 8000 kilometres apart

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