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Humpback whale tangled in fishing nets rescued off coast of Australia

September 14, 2020

An incredible rescue operation off the Australian coast has saved the life of juvenile humpback whale that was caught in ropes and fishing nets…

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Scientists have discovered a new animal that can continuously make eggs and sperm throughout its lifetime

February 14, 2020

A little-known ocean-dwelling creature most commonly found growing on dead hermit crab shells may sound like an unlikely study subject for researchers, but this…

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Good news for sea turtles, once listed as endangered

January 17, 2019

The population of sea turtles and some other endangered or threatened marine mammals have grown after some species were listed as endangered, a new…

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Fish Friday: Marine heatwave killing critters as scientists record underwater temperatures

August 17, 2018

It’s been a record-breaking summer for many parts of the world and the oceans are also feeling the heat. Off the coast of San…

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Cigarette butts thrown out on beaches end up in marine mammals stomachs

August 9, 2016

Here’s an alarming infographic: Look at what happens to cigarette butts that are discarded near shorelines and on beaches. They end up in the…

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400-pound leatherback sea turtle found dead after human encounter

November 14, 2015

New England Aquarium veterinarians and biologists commonly are asked to do autopsies on marine mammals and have disturbingly found a common trio of reasons…

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Gigantic squid with 16-foot tentacles washes up on New Zealand beach

May 22, 2015

Some things are huge but this giant squid qualifies for massive. The squid washed up at the beach at South Bay in New Zealand…

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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…

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SeaWorld gives valium type drugs to its marine mammals?

April 2, 2014

SeaWorld has been in a fight since 2011 with Marineland of Canada and now court records show that experts believe some of the marine…

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