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An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day
Ultra-athlete Ross Edgley needs a lot of fuel for marathon swims, but tiger sharks have huge appeti…
Jenny McGrath
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A 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor
A 13-year-old saw a skull protruding from a boulder. The fossil belonged to an ancient toothless wa…
Jenny McGrath
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Orcas continue to stun scientists with their cunning, flipping and slapping prey with their tails
Killer whales learned to ambush their prey in an underwater canyon, given them open range to flip, …
Marianne Guenot
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Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling the orcas exactly where to find them
The music will also add to human-made ocean noise, which is already a major issue for marine animal…
Kelsey Vlamis,Hannah Getahun
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Stunning video shows Antarctic killer whales appearing to use icebergs as scratching posts, possibly to exfoliate their skin
National Geographic captured the first known footage of killer whales rubbing up against icebergs, …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Kelsey Vl…
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2 male humpback whales photographed having sex in scientific breakthrough
The image, which was captured off the coast of Hawaii, marked the first documented case of sexual a…
Rebecca Rommen
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Sailors have created a shared heavy metal playlist on Spotify to blast at orcas threatening their boats
The Spotify playlist to spook orcas includes aptly titled songs like "Infinite Terror," "The Blood …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Dolphins are dying in droves in the Black Sea, and Ukraine says it's evidence that Russia is committing a new kind of war crime
A number of factors — maritime mines, pollutants from explosives, and sounds from rocket launches —…
Sonam Sheth,Jenny McGrath
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Gray whales have been mysteriously washing up dead on the Pacific coast. Now scientists think they might have the answer.
Gray whales have been dying at an alarming rate since 2019. Scientists say melting sea ice is linke…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Whales swimming behind fishing vessels catch an easy feast of escaped fish, but experts warn this 'free meal' is risky, potentially lethal behavior
Experts say more whales are following fishing boats to catch dinner. But this behavior puts both th…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Traditional shark nets are known as 'walls of death.' A new eco-friendly barrier uses magnetic fields to deter sharks instead of trap them.
The SharkSafe Barrier is meant to deter sharks from coming near swimmers by using strong magnets th…
Jenny McGrath
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One-third of the world's captive orcas are in the US, and no one can agree on what to do with them
Captive orcas at SeaWorld can suffer severe health issues, but the solution isn't as simple as just…
Erin Heger
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A video shows dozens of people carrying a stranded Florida manatee which average about 1,000 pounds — to safety
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating high rates of manatee mortal…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Orcas sunk another boat and sailors are resorting to some very weird and wild ways to save their yachts
People have been trying various strange and odd methods to stop orca attacks. Orcas have been inter…
Maiya Focht,Jenny McGrath
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Russia moves its combat dolphins closer to the frontline to defend against Ukrainian special forces, report says
Russia has moved its trained dolphins much closer to the front lines in the Black Sea to help prote…
Sophia Ankel
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What's killing the sea lions on some of America's safest beaches?
California's Central Coast had hundreds of dead marine mammals wash ashore this season, suffering f…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Lake water in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit record-high temperatures. Now, more than 100 dolphins are dead.
An ongoing drought in Brazil's Amazon rainforest likely also contributed to the deaths of the dolph…
Katie Hawkinson
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A group of swimmers harassed and aggressively pursued a pod of wild dolphins in Hawaii, authorities say
Hawaii referred a group of swimmers to US law enforcement. Authorities say they aggressively pursue…
Joshua Zitser
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Orcas may just be the beginning. Whales and humans are likely to have more strange encounters in the future.
Orcas are targeting boats near Spain and gray whales in Baja let humans pet them. Meanwhile many wh…
Kelsey Vlamis
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How US nuclear tests in the '70s led to today's thriving otter population on the Pacific west coast
Before the US set off a nuclear weapons test, it moved hundreds of otters to the US and British Col…