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Listen To The World’s Oldest Recording Of Whale Song From Nearly 80 Years AgoHumpback whale swims underwater just below the surface

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Listen To The World’s Oldest Recording Of Whale Song From Nearly 80 Years AgoHumpback whale swims underwater just below the surface
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Listen To The World’s Oldest Recording Of Whale Song From Nearly 80 Years Ago

clock-iconFebruary 20, 2026
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World's Oldest Harpoon Shows Humans Have Hunted Whales For 5,000 Years, Way Longer Than ThoughtIllustration of Indigenous communities in southern Brazil hunting large cetaceans 5,000 years ago.

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World's Oldest Harpoon Shows Humans Have Hunted Whales For 5,000 Years, Way Longer Than ThoughtIllustration of Indigenous communities in southern Brazil hunting large cetaceans 5,000 years ago.
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World's Oldest Harpoon Shows Humans Have Hunted Whales For 5,000 Years, Way Longer Than Thought

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Humpback Hitchhickers: Watch POV Footage Of Suckerfish Clinging To Whales As They Migrate Across OceansThe remora rollercoaster was captured by applying suction-cup cameras to the bodies of humpback whales along the East Coast of Australia.

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Humpback Hitchhickers: Watch POV Footage Of Suckerfish Clinging To Whales As They Migrate Across OceansThe remora rollercoaster was captured by applying suction-cup cameras to the bodies of humpback whales along the East Coast of Australia.
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Humpback Hitchhickers: Watch POV Footage Of Suckerfish Clinging To Whales As They Migrate Across Oceans

clock-iconNovember 7, 2025
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A Whale Protected A Scientist From A Huge Shark. A Year And 15 Days Later, They Were Reunitedhumpback whale breaching near a boat

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A Whale Protected A Scientist From A Huge Shark. A Year And 15 Days Later, They Were Reunitedhumpback whale breaching near a boat
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A Whale Protected A Scientist From A Huge Shark. A Year And 15 Days Later, They Were Reunited

clock-iconOctober 23, 2025
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Humpback Whale Flippers Let Them Move "Like Underwater Fighter Pilots" To Make Unique Bubble NetsAn drone photo showing a humpback whale performing a spiral that forms the bubble net. The animal's head and fin can be seen at the surface right in the center, while the bubble ring spirals out around it.

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Humpback Whale Flippers Let Them Move "Like Underwater Fighter Pilots" To Make Unique Bubble NetsAn drone photo showing a humpback whale performing a spiral that forms the bubble net. The animal's head and fin can be seen at the surface right in the center, while the bubble ring spirals out around it.
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Humpback Whale Flippers Let Them Move "Like Underwater Fighter Pilots" To Make Unique Bubble Nets

clock-iconAugust 22, 2025

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Do Dolphins And Whales Really "Play" Together? Yes – And It's A Joy To WatchTwo large humpback whales swim at the surface with three dolphins

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Do Dolphins And Whales Really "Play" Together? Yes – And It's A Joy To WatchTwo large humpback whales swim at the surface with three dolphins
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Do Dolphins And Whales Really "Play" Together? Yes – And It's A Joy To Watch

clock-iconAugust 12, 2025
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Rare White Humpback Whale Calf Filmed By Drone Off Australia's East CoastA white humpback whale calf next to its typically colored mother.

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Rare White Humpback Whale Calf Filmed By Drone Off Australia's East CoastA white humpback whale calf next to its typically colored mother.
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Rare White Humpback Whale Calf Filmed By Drone Off Australia's East Coast

clock-iconJuly 7, 2025
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Watch Friendly Dolphins Help Lead A Lost Humpback Whale Into Deeper Watershumpback whale at the surface of the water with two dolphins.

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Watch Friendly Dolphins Help Lead A Lost Humpback Whale Into Deeper Watershumpback whale at the surface of the water with two dolphins.
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Watch Friendly Dolphins Help Lead A Lost Humpback Whale Into Deeper Waters

clock-iconJune 23, 2025
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Watch Inquisitive Humpback Whales Blow Bubble Rings At Whale WatchersA perfect whale bubble ring at the surface of the sea as whale watchers look on

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Watch Inquisitive Humpback Whales Blow Bubble Rings At Whale WatchersA perfect whale bubble ring at the surface of the sea as whale watchers look on
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Watch Inquisitive Humpback Whales Blow Bubble Rings At Whale Watchers

clock-iconJune 6, 2025
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Whale Calves Are Born On “Humpback Highway”, Changing What We Knew About MigrationThis looks like a typical image of a humpback whale mother and newborn calf, but the location off Kiama, south of Sydneywas a shock.

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Whale Calves Are Born On “Humpback Highway”, Changing What We Knew About MigrationThis looks like a typical image of a humpback whale mother and newborn calf, but the location off Kiama, south of Sydneywas a shock.
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Whale Calves Are Born On “Humpback Highway”, Changing What We Knew About Migration

clock-iconMay 20, 2025
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Listen To The Loudest Humpback Whale Yapping We've Ever Heard Off HawaiiA humpback whale swimming underwater in murky blue light

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Listen To The Loudest Humpback Whale Yapping We've Ever Heard Off HawaiiA humpback whale swimming underwater in murky blue light
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Listen To The Loudest Humpback Whale Yapping We've Ever Heard Off Hawaii

clock-iconMarch 6, 2025
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Camels Drinking, Marlins Pouncing, And Mother-Calf Bonding: Spectacular Underwater Photographer Of The Year 2025 WinnersCamels photographed from under the water as they drink. Showing their fluffy lips and funny expressions.

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Camels Drinking, Marlins Pouncing, And Mother-Calf Bonding: Spectacular Underwater Photographer Of The Year 2025 WinnersCamels photographed from under the water as they drink. Showing their fluffy lips and funny expressions.
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Camels Drinking, Marlins Pouncing, And Mother-Calf Bonding: Spectacular Underwater Photographer Of The Year 2025 Winners

clock-iconFebruary 21, 2025
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Magnificent Close-Up Photograph Of A Whale’s Eye Hides Much Sadder StoryIncredible underwater image of a humpback whale eye showing the blue rings and the surrounding skin of her head.

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Magnificent Close-Up Photograph Of A Whale’s Eye Hides Much Sadder StoryIncredible underwater image of a humpback whale eye showing the blue rings and the surrounding skin of her head.
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Magnificent Close-Up Photograph Of A Whale’s Eye Hides Much Sadder Story

clock-iconDecember 5, 2024
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Harbor Seal Has Very Bad Day When Humpback Whale Nearly Swallows It WholeHumpback whale with seal inside its open mouth surrounded by blue water

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Harbor Seal Has Very Bad Day When Humpback Whale Nearly Swallows It WholeHumpback whale with seal inside its open mouth surrounded by blue water
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Harbor Seal Has Very Bad Day When Humpback Whale Nearly Swallows It Whole

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First-Ever Photos Of Humpback Whale Sex Involve Two MalesJust two male humpbacks having sex, although one of these was injured and may not have been a willing participant

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First-Ever Photos Of Humpback Whale Sex Involve Two MalesJust two male humpbacks having sex, although one of these was injured and may not have been a willing participant
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First-Ever Photos Of Humpback Whale Sex Involve Two Males

clock-iconFebruary 28, 2024
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