Critter News

APRIL 22, 2010

A gray whale that died after stranding on a West Seattle beach had a large amount of trash in its stomach, ranging from a pair of sweatpants to a golf ball, said biologists who examined the animal. Tags: seattle whale marine life pollution. It looks like the garbage didn't kill it, but still.just plain gross and unacceptable.

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Critter News

MAY 2, 2011

The ABC reports five crews from the town of Ayukawa have joined the hunt, even though the tsunami destroyed Ayukawa Whaing's storage facility and carried its fleet of three whaling vessels hundreds of metres inland, where they remain.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

A trainer was killed by a killer whale at SeaWorld. Hopefully they won't take this out on the killer whale for acting like a killer whale. Tags: Seaworld killer whales. And I don't mean that in a snarky way. It's a tragedy, but these are wild animals.

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Critter News

JUNE 20, 2010

As the future of whales once more comes under global debate, some scientists say the marine mammals are not only smarter than thought but also share several attributes once claimed as exclusively human. Tags: marine life marine animals whales.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 10, 2010

A bountiful crop of krill and busy shipping lanes are to blame for a rash of dead whales that have surfaced around the Bay Area within a few short months, according to scientists. Last year's krill population was also large, but it did not bring the same cluster of whale deaths.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2011

What a wonderful video, especially the joy and exuberance of the whale at the end! Thank you to Blue World Aquariums for sharing this with us. Great work!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2020

Fortunately, there is whale-watching happening on the American Princess, out of Brooklyn, but spending lots of times in Queens waters. Sunday afternoon, Corey finally managed to connect with a Great Shearwater in Queens from the whale-watching boat, easily his Best Bird of the Weekend! How about you?

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APRIL 8, 2010

The steeply declining number of whales in the world's oceans is causing the remaining creatures to suffer loneliness and 'lose the will the live', a leading expert has claimed. Tags: norway iceland whales Japan whaling endangered species. I came across this British article from 2008. From the Daily Mail.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

A major review of Japanese government spending could spell the end to whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, according to Greenpeace, after the review committee proposed massive cuts in subsidies to a body which funds the so-called scientific research programme. Tags: Japan hunting greenpeace whaling.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 3, 2010

A severely injured whale off the shores of Olympia has little chance of survival, an expert said Thursday. The animal is either a sei or Bryde's whale, said biologist John Calambokidis with Cascadia Research. The 40-foot whale is suffering from a large, deep gash on its back, probably caused by a collision with a fast-moving boat.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Iceland recently announced a quota of 100 fin whales - an endangered species - which is a dramatic increase its original self-assigned quota of nine. They also almost doubled their quota of Minke whales. ". Tags: norway iceland whale Japan whaling. And they flagrantly continue killing.

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Critter News

MAY 18, 2009

Looks like blue whales may be coming back to Alaska. From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. Here's hoping Sarah Palin leaves them alone.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 28, 2010

Half way into her journey got some unexpected company, a 30-foot pygmy whale that Jodie nicknamed Larry. Isn’t it great that Larry the pygmy whale helped a great cause?! Pygmy Whale Befriends Jodie Nelson originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 28, 2010.

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Critter News

JANUARY 5, 2010

New Zealand and Australia are joining forces to carry out research on whales using non-lethal methods, in an attempt to challenge Japan's hunting programme. Eighteen scientists will set sail for Antarctica next month to study minke, humpback and blue whale populations. Tags: australia whales new zealand Japan.

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Reddit Animals

AUGUST 28, 2024

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Critter News

JANUARY 24, 2009

A brief story with two subjects I love, whales and the Azores. On 5th January 2009 a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was seen 5 miles south of Faial Island in the Azores by biologists from Whale Watch Azores and the University of the Azores (UA). Tags: oceans right whale azores whaling.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Salon has a pretty good piece up about Sarah Palin's attempt to deny protection for beluga whales all for the sake of the oil industry. Tags: whales Palin.

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Critter News

JULY 20, 2012

This announcement is considered a major blow to the campaign to end global whaling. It sucks big time.

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Critter News

JULY 12, 2009

Of 679 whales reported to have been killed during the 2008-2009 whale hunt in Antarctica, 304 were female. Four of the female whales were lactating, and 192 were pregnant at the time of death. Tags: whales Japan hunting whaling. Leave it to the Japanese. Always classy. From Wildlife Extra.

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Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales. At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ. Tags: beluga whale Palin alaska endangered species.

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Reddit Animals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Like a doctor whale or doctor bird or something like that submitted by /u/indigoscreenwriter [link] [comments] This is just a silly question. So there are nurse sharks, carpenter ants, etc. I’m wondering if there is a doctor animal out there?

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Reddit Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

I understand that the whale pee’s the MOST but which animal pee’s the most amount of times in a day. When i say pee’s the most i mean the most times in one day. for example humans pee 3/4 times a day etc… submitted by /u/hypersniperr [link] [comments]

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Critter News

MARCH 1, 2010

We just need to end this useless practice of whaling. Tags: australia whales new zealand whaling. I hope they do it.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

From Sea Shepherd: The Japanese whaling fleet supply ship Oriental Bluebird has been de-flagged and fined by the Panamanian Registry after being found guilty of: Using the ship for purposes it was not licensed for (i.e. The illegal operations of the Oriental Bluebird underscore the illegality of the entire Japanese whaling fleet.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2024

The GUIANAN TROGON , quickly became my “white whale”, the symbol of an elusive dream that I could not quite grasp, but little did I know, the moment I had been yearning for was waiting for me … much closer to home.

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Critter News

JUNE 15, 2009

We'll be watching episode 2 (season 1) of Whale Wars tonight. They work on whaling issues, rain forests, and a host of other good causes. As I am sure many of you know, it's already on to Season 2. I was kind of wondering how that makes Greenpeace feel (and I say that as someone who thinks they do a lot of good things).

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Reddit Animals

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

1 Whale Shark 2 Manatee 3 Humpback Whale submitted by /u/cockatielparrot [link] [comments]

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Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Morgan, a 4-year-old killer whale, has lost her bid for freedom Agriculture Secretary Henk Bleker ruled Wednesday that the orca, rescued last year ailing and emaciated from the Wadden Sea off the northern Dutch coast, should be transferred to an amusement park on the Spanish island of Tenerife. Here's an excerpt from the online Boston Globe.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Sarah Palin, who I am sure reads the latest science journals when she isn't perusing the latest issue of the Economist, doesn't believe beluga whales are declining. Tags: beluga whale Palin. Fortunately, even the Bush Administration thinks they are. Or maybe there isn't enough money in killing off the rest.

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Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Here are mines (in no particular order): Red sea urchin ( Mesocentrotus franciscanus ) Great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) Axolotl ( Ambystoma mexicanum ) Central bearded dragon ( Pogona vitticeps ) Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis ) Emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) (I find them cute and tough) Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus (..)

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2017

The long reef is home to an annual coral spawning event that attracts enormous numbers of charismatic marine megafauna, from whales to Whale Sharks and Manta Rays. The purpose of our trip up Western Australia’s coast was to allow Mum to celebrate her significant birthday milestone of turning 40 by swimming with whale sharks.

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Reddit Animals

AUGUST 30, 2023

[link] submitted by /u/Hairy_Celebration_57 [link] [comments]

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

It was the start of the shark season, which meant I saw my first Great White Shark attacks on Northern Elephant Seals , but it was also the best season for whales. The seas were glass still, and far out we could see whales, dozens of the things. Mostly Humpback Whales , but also Blue Whales. A Humpback Whale.

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Critter News

MARCH 1, 2010

Tags: Sea World captivity killer whales Orcas.

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Critter News

APRIL 8, 2010

Tags: whales Japan.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2014

Whales are cows. The point is, of course, that whales are not cows. Whales emerge from within the larger group of mammals that includes cattle, deer, pigs, camels, with camels being the most deeply rooted. (So You should have said whales. Even though whales are cows. Meanwhile I have a few random thoughts.

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Reddit Animals

MAY 28, 2021

submitted by /u/Ambitious_Sir7113 [link] [comments].

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