whales
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Brutal Drone Footage Shows A Pod Of Orcas Attacking A Minke Whale
As apex predators, orcas can prey on whichever marine animal they choose — large or small. During a recent expedition off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, scientists captured rare footage of orcas attacking a 12m-long minke whale.
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The Wild Reason Whales Got So Freakishly Big
Baleen whales (Mysticeti) are vacuums of the sea. The blue whale, which is one of 12 species of baleen whales, is the largest animal in the world — AKA the biggest sea vacuum. It fuels its 200-tonne body by eating tiny crustaceans called krill, which get filtered through the blue whales’ baleen. New research suggests…
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Japanese Fleet Slaughters 333 Whales In The Name Of ‘Science’
In a disturbing repeat of last year, Japanese whalers returned to port Friday with the carcasses of 333 minke whales on board. Since 1986, a global moratorium has banned the hunting of whales, but Japan claims the killings are being done for “scientific research”.
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New Zealand’s Beached Whale Situation Gets Worse With Hundreds More Stranded Ashore
Last Saturday, dozens of volunteers worked to refloat about 100 of the 400 whales that mysteriously beached themselves in New Zealand. But their rescue effort quickly escalated when 240 more were stranded. It’s all the more frustrating that no one is certain why this is happening.