Meet Pakicetus: The World’s First ‘Whale’ That Roamed Pakistan
Before whales became the ocean’s majestic giants that could swallow a whole kiyak, they were land-dwelling creatures that ...
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The Largest Whale In The World Weighs More Than Thousands Of People Combined
Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived. The largest of these giants was a true behemoth, equaling the ...
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Whales evolved from Pakicetus, an ancient mammal found in Pakistan
One of the first cetaceans, Pakicetus, was a goat-sized creature that lived along the banks of lakes and rivers in ...
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4,000 tons of nitrogen and 20 million Big Macs: What whales bring to the tropics every year ...
A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.
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Northwest research shows whales avoid predators by singing really really low
File photo of a blue whale off the coast of Bandon, Oregon. An analysis from the University of Washington finds that blue and ...
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Complete fin whale carcass found for first time in Taiwan
A complete carcass of a fin whale was discovered off the coast of Yilan County, the first time the world’s second-largest marine mammal has been discovered in its entirety near Taiwan, the Taiwan ...
Dead behemoth covered in shark bites washes onto NC beach, researchers say
A dead humpback whale washed up on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, and inspection by experts revealed hungry sharks had ...
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Dolphins ‘escort’ massive sea creatures through California waters. See them swim
The whales, known as “devil fish” due to their aggressive behavior when being harpooned, can grow to 49 feet long and weigh ...