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Sperm Whales Blow Bubbles to Hold Vertical Naps Below the Surface

Tag recordings plus physics simulations show bubble release trims onboard gas so whales can stay nearly neutrally buoyant during short surface naps.

Responders Free Two Entangled Humpbacks as Canadian Right Whale Remains At Large

Vast Deep‑Sea Necropolis of Whale Bones Mapped Along 750‑Mile Trench

Largest and Deepest Whale 'Necropolis' Found in Diamantina Fracture Zone

Chinese Study Finds Vast Whale Cemetery Stretching 1,200 km in Indian Ocean

Blue Whale Filmed Close to Tour Boat Off Comodoro Rivadavia

Beluga Whale Shows Signs of Self-Recognition in Reanalyzed Mirror Tests

Humpback Whales Photographed Crossing Between Australia and Brazil, Setting Distance Records

Peer-Reviewed Study Detects Human-Like Vowel Patterns in Sperm Whale Clicks

Studies Document Rare Sperm Whale Birth With Group Caregiving

Preliminary Necropsy Points to Boat Strike in Rockaway Beach Sei Whale Death

Peer-Reviewed Studies Detail Sperm Whales Coordinating a Birth on Video

First Filmed Sperm Whale Birth Shows Cross-Family Care Off Dominica

Study Ties Severed Orca Fins to Resident Whales, Points to Bigg’s Predation

Fin Whale Leaves Wismar Harbor After Partial Disentanglement, Follow-Up Search Underway

Peer-Reviewed Study Ties Severed Orca Fins to Rare Predation by Bigg’s Whales

First Blue Whale Photographed Inside Patagonia Azul Park in Chubut

Acoustic 3D Tracking Maps Deep Dives of Gulf Beaked Whales, Including First Gervais’ Profile

Record January Right Whale Count in Cape Cod Bay Prompts Voluntary Slow Zone

Brazil’s Sambaqui Sites Push Organized Whaling Back 5,000 Years