whales
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PublishedJune 6, 2024
Dead humpback whale tangled in fishing gear pulled from Casco Bay
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is leading the investigation into the death of the whale known to marine scientists as 'Chunk.'
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PublishedMay 7, 2024
Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
They now think there are sets of clicks that make up a 'phonetic alphabet' that the whales can use to build communication.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
A whale native to the North Pacific is sighted off New England. Climate change could be why
The Northwest Passage, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean in Canada, has lacked ice in the summertime in recent years, enabling gray whales to travel through it.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2024
How do whales sing? Lab experiments suggest their voice boxes have a unique feature
Knowing the mechanics behind whale singing has long been a mystery. Scientists now think they have an idea.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2023
Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, U.S. study says
A first-of-its-kind assessment says whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from the warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice associated with climate change.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
Maine Voices: Entanglement isn’t just a right whale problem
Humpbacks, minkes and fin whales are consistently observed in Maine waters, and we have a legal obligation to keep them from becoming entangled in lobster gear.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
‘Whale ballet’: Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison, a birthday surprise for man and daughters
Whale experts the aerial maneuvers may have been an attempt to remove parasites or aid digestion.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2023
Dead whale found on the shore of Peaks Island
The Maine Marine Patrol identified the mammal discovered Saturday as a minke whale.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Georgia congressman wants to block federal agency from slowing boats to protect endangered whales
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, a Republican whose district includes Georgia's 100-mile coast, said NOAA's proposed enhanced slowdown rules would be restrictive enough to cause charter fishing boats to quit the business and to disrupt the efficiency of busy seaports like the Port of Savannah.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Bringing Lolita home: How to release a long-captive orca?
While advocates hope to bring Lolita to a whale sanctuary in the Pacific Northwest, they know she might never again swim freely with her endangered family, including the nearly century-old whale believed to be her mother.