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Life

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

A 33-million-year-old-fossil suggests some whales evolved baleens for filter feeding only after losing their teeth, so they must have sucked food from the water

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A cargo ship

Environment

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

News

Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

Life

Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

Culture

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Life

Spying on whales: The shocking truth about humans and whales

Culture

Ancient Romans may have killed off whale species in the Mediterranean

Life

Ancient Romans may have killed off whale species in the Mediterranean

News

Four ways dolphins are amazing – and one way they’re not

Life

Four ways dolphins are amazing – and one way they’re not

Features

leaping dolphin

Life

Inside the secret military programme that uses dolphins as weapons

Features

Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

Earth

Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

News

The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

Life

The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

News

Virtuoso bowhead whales constantly make up new songs

Life

Virtuoso bowhead whales constantly make up new songs

Bowhead whales are such talented singers they can make two sounds simultaneously, and they invent new songs every year

News

Life

Why ancient deer returned to the sea and became whales

News

Earth

North Atlantic right whales didn't have a single calf this year

News

Life

Drone captures humpback whales catching krill with bubbles

Regulars

Life

‘Speaking’ orca is further proof they shouldn’t be kept captive

Analysis

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