Whales have great timing. Zoologist says they’re hard to find, whale appears in background August 20, 2015 Zoologist Mark Carwardine was on a boat facing the cameras with his back to the ocean and telling viewers of BBC One’s Big Blue… Continue Reading
Dead fin whale dragged ashore after being hit by cruise ship May 12, 2015 A cruise ship dragged in a dead whale to Vancouver’s harbour and floated off the bow of the ship when it docked. Marine mammal… Continue Reading
Calgary woman killed in Mexico after whale-watching boat collided with whale March 12, 2015 The videos and photographs people have managed to get on whale watching tours are astounding. But accidents have happened in the past. Remember this… Continue Reading
Pressure to ban SeaWorld float from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade November 25, 2014 Macy’s, Inc. is once again feeling the Blackfish backlash. Last year, Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, wrote a letter to Macy’s chief executive officer Terry Lundgren urging… Continue Reading
Man rides dead whale as sharks encircle him in feeding frenzy November 14, 2014 He’s already been cited as a candidate for a Darwin award, given to acts of supreme stupidity. A Perth man’s feat of critter madness began… Continue Reading
Hips don’t lie. Purpose of a whale’s pelvis? It’s all about sex September 10, 2014 Years ago — actually 40 million years ago –whales and dolphins used their hip and pelvic bones to walk on land. Like humans who… Continue Reading
Polar bear and Nunuavut man battle over beluga whale August 5, 2014 Peter Kaludjak of Arviat, Nunavut: We salute you and we’re in awe of you. A polar bear wanted the beluga whale Kaludjak caught in… Continue Reading
Worker in gorilla suit at Spanish zoo shot accidentally with tranquilizer June 7, 2014 It was an emergency drill to practice procedures at Tenerife’s Loro Parque Zoo in the event an animal escaped. But the fake emergency turned… Continue Reading
Oldest orca whale known spotted off B.C. coast May 14, 2014 The world’s oldest known orca, affectionately known as Granny, was spotted by a group of twelve tourists on a whale watching tour. Granny is… Continue Reading
Seaquarium’s Lolita may be released back into Puget Sound January 26, 2014 There’s long been a public push to free Miami Seaquarium star Lolita. The killer whale was first captured in the 1970s and is a… Continue Reading
