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But it is now acknowledged that whale falls offer a unique stepping stone for specialised animals from these sites to disperse across the predominantly desolate ocean floor. Not all whales sink to the ...

After Chunk was found tangled in a net on June 5, only to die later that day, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration performed a necropsy, a whale autopsy. On June 7, the results were in.

But it is now acknowledged that whale falls offer a unique stepping stone for specialised animals from these sites to disperse across the predominantly desolate ocean floor. Not all whales sink to the ...

Researchers say this is the fifth sperm whale to die after being struck by a boat since they started monitoring the population in the area more than 10 years ago. “It was horrible - there was a ...

Note: This article may contain content that is distressing to some. An endangered fin whale washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska attracting dozens of curious observers as wildlife biologists ...

The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says the injured whale that was found stranded in Tai O waters has died, ...

An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal's death. The carcass ...

The whale vomited five bags during a vain attempt ... "If you have 80 plastic bags in your stomach, you die," he said.

A whale with a broken backbone has been spotted off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico after a suspected ship strike. An image of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) taken with a ...

Project Jonah is working to rescue the mammals after around 40 stranded. Video / Supplied There are hopes dozens of pilot whales will be re-floated after being stranded, rescued and then re ...

Cape Town residents were treated to a peculiar sight on Sunday morning: a humpback whale on a posthumous road trip from Hout Bay through Constantia. The whale had washed up on a Hout Bay’s beach ...