cetaceans
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A Dead Whale Found Off New York’s Shore Had Human-Caused Injuries, Experts Say
The recent death of a humpback whale that ended up on the shores of Staten Island, New York this month may have involved humans. Conservation experts who examined the whale say they found evidence of at least two human-caused injuries, including metal stuck in its guts. A final determination of the cause of death has…
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Whale Takes One Bite, Sends Man Right Back to Kitchen
A humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod bit off more than it could chew on Friday when it accidentally caught a commercial lobster diver in its mouth. Michael Packard told CNN affiliate WBZ he was diving off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts when he unwittingly became a modern-day Jonah.
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Grey Whales Off Baja California Are Dying En Masse, and Scientists Don’t Know Why
An unusual mortality event of grey whales off the coast of Mexico is disturbingly persistent, according to a study published this week in the Marine Ecology Progress Series. The die-off began in 2019, and the grey whale death count is currently at 384, though the actual number may be higher.
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Scientists Can Now See Stranded Whales From Space
Scientists have begun using satellites that can produce high-resolution imagery to monitor whale strandings from space, according to a new study.