whales
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Why Are Whales Big, But Not Bigger?
Both toothed and baleen (filter-feeding) whales are among the largest animals ever to exist. Blue whales, which measure up to 30 metres long and can weigh over 150 tons, are the largest animals in the history of life on Earth.
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California’s Bay Area Is Skipping Dungeness Crab This Thanksgiving To Protect The Whales
The season for stuffing faces has arrived in the U.S., but one item will notably not be on the table this Thanksgiving. In California’s Bay Area, commercial crabbers won’t be bringing in any Dungeness crab”a traditional treat on this gluttonous holiday”until December 15. Why? The whales, man.
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Creatures Of The Deep Are Feeding On A Whale Carcass And You Can Watch It Live
Marine scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus, a research vessel that prowls the high seas livestreaming the feeding frenzy.
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Defying International Community, Japan Resumes Commercial Whaling
Six months after announcing it would be breaking with the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Japan has officially resumed commercial whaling. Hundreds of whales will now be permitted to be hunted commercially each year in defiance of the IWC’s moratorium on the practice.