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4th whale washes up on the beach this week — this time in Nags Head
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNAGS HEAD — A juvenile dwarf sperm whale washed up Friday afternoon on the beach near Jennette’s Pier. The “very young” male was alive when it first washed up, but then died, according to Karen ...
Sunburned whale drifts into busy Florida marina and dies. Experts try to find out why
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA type of whale uncommon in waters off Southwest Florida found its way into a Collier County marina...
3rd dead whale on Outer Banks found Friday; likely offspring of pregnant dwarf sperm whale found...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 month agoStranding response teams found a third dead whale washed up on the Outer Banks Friday, likely the offspring of a pregnant dwarf sperm whale found around the same time a few miles away. The pregnant ...
Whale dies after washing ashore on beach at Hanna Park, FWC says
WJAX via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA whale died after washing ashore on the beach at Hanna Park on Wednesday morning, the Florida Fish...
What is the biggest whale in the world? Here's how it compares to other ocean giants.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe earliest whales are said to have roamed the Earth 50 million years ago. Despite what you may think, the earliest ancestor of the whale was a land-walking mammal called the Pakicetus. Even ...
Officials: 4 whales washed up along OBX in March, 6 in region
WJZY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOfficials with NOAA told 10 On Your Side four whales have been found stranded along the Outer Banks...
Young humpback whale likely died from fishing gear entanglement on the Outer Banks
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 week agoRODANTHE — The dead humpback whale that washed up on the beach of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday was a 31.5-foot-long juvenile female that likely died from impacts of fishing ...
This tiny, 8-foot long whale swam off Egypt’s coast 41 million years ago
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTutcetus rayanensis swimming in the Tethys ocean of present-day Egypt, 41 million years ago, in an...
10-foot pygmy sperm whale washes ashore in Indialantic
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year agoResearchers are looking into the death of a 10-foot-long pygmy sperm whale, found early Friday morning in front of Bleu Beach Resort, just north of James H. Nance Park in Indialantic. “I’m not ...
Whales that washed up in Virginia Beach both had ‘abnormal skin lesions’
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhile the causes of death for two whales that washed up in Virginia Beach are still under investigation, scars on both animals showed that they had been entangled during their lives. Kristina ...