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a photo of Ocean Beach, Tasmania taken from the air shows hundreds of pilot whales on the shoreline

230 pilot whales beached in Tasmania — exactly 2 years after the area's last mass stranding

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Two mass strandings have occurred in the same region of Tasmania.

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The dead humpback whale with white skin on a beach near Mallacoota in Australia.

Extremely rare white humpback whale washes up dead on Australian beach

By Harry Baker published

A dead white humpback whale was recently found on a remote beach in Australia. However, experts say the animal is not an albino.

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Beluga whales say hello to a camera aboard the beluga boat Delphi.

55,000 beluga whales are on the move, and you can watch their migration live

By Stephanie Pappas published

In celebration of Arctic Sea Ice Day (July 15), viewers can tune in to watch beluga whales frolic in Hudson Bay by the thousands.

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In this illustration, giant sharks scavenge the enormous corpse of Livyatan, an extinct, enormous sperm whale that lived around 12 million years ago.

What was megalodon's favorite snack? Sperm whale faces

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

New analysis of fossil skulls from sperm whales that lived millions of years ago shows that numerous species of ancient sharks preyed on the whales … and ate their faces.

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A large group of sharks.

Spiraling vortex of 60 sharks rips apart a dead humpback whale in mesmerizing new video

By Harry Baker last updated

There were potentially even more sharks in the swarm.

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A dead beaked whale was found on a California beach with mysterious injuries around its jaw and face.

Mysterious dead beaked whale covered in unusual injuries washes up on California beach

By Harry Baker published

A dead beaked whale with mysterious injuries on its face recently washed up on a California beach. Experts are unsure why the animal died or even which species it belongs to.

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A humpback whale breaching.

Breaching humpback whale body slams boat in Mexico, injuring everyone on board

By Harry Baker published

Local authorities suggest the young humpback did it on purpose.

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A humpback whale calf plays near the ocean's surface off the coast of Tonga.

Rare white humpback whale spotted swimming with dolphins Down Under

By Harry Baker published

Video of the ghostly cetacean was captured by a local teenager using a drone.

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A 65-foot (9 meter) long sperm whale stranded on a mud flat near Ningbo, China, was towed back to sea last week.

Enormous beached sperm whale rescued in China. Will it survive?

By Stephanie Pappas published

A stranded sperm whale was still alive when it was found washed ashore near Ningbo, China. A team of rescuers worked around the clock to tow the animal back to sea.

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This famous photograph of Nessie from 1934 turned out to be a hoax created with a toy submarine and a fake "sea monster" body.

No, the Loch Ness Monster was not a whale's penis

By Harry Baker published

A bizarre hypothesis linking the Loch Ness Monster to whale penises has been debunked by the researcher who helped start the wild rumor.

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