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A gray whale has been spotted off the coast of Namibia.

Humpback whales are able teach each other hunting techniques.

Endangered dolphins discovered off Palawan coast

Isolated population of 1,500 sperm whales living in the Northern Gulf may be different enough to qualify for special protections.

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    The Farne Islands are a small group of some 33 rocks and islets (depending on the state of the tide which has a rise and fall of over 6m or 20ft) located off the north Northumberland coast of England. At full tide, only 23 larger rocks and islands are visible, but all of those are eye catching. The entire group are a National Trust protected area and have numerous wildlife preserves, notably for their seabirds and seals.

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Results of a study published in the Royal Society journal, Biology Letters, revealed blue whales execute extraordinary spins beneath the waves to access large patches of krill. They discovered the...

Research charity Sea Watch. said groups of sperm whales had been seen off Scotland in the summer, but it was unusual for them to be spotted at this time of year.

Fossils uncovered in Southern California have revealed four previously unknown species of ancient whales, one of which may have eaten sharks.

Marine biologists in Europe are worried that the UK's only known resident population of killer whales is at risk of becoming extinct.

Hunting resumed due to breached agreement between villagers and conservation group

Cetaceans trapped around a pickup-truck-sized breathing hole for several days.

The endangered beluga whales in Alaska saw a slight increase in numbers last year, a survey showed.

Group argues increasing manatee numbers harm local fishing and tourism

New Zealand has joined Australia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a case against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean

Offshore wind developers and environmental groups in the US have agreed on a plan to protect one of the world’s most endangered species.

Announcement significant step forward in global whale protection efforts

Whales roll 360 degrees in order to orientate themselves for a surprise attack.

Leopard seal observed eating krill like a whale, by sucking them into its mouth and sieving them through special teeth.

Tests indicate that wholly arbitrary syntactic rules could be understood and that an understanding of the function of words occuring early in a sentence could be carried out by the dolphin on the...

Researchers in the US have been shocked to discover a beluga whale whose vocalisations were remarkably close to human speech.

An animal rights group in Singapore has released a video as part of its campaign to get 25 wild-caught dolphins released back into the wild.

US Fisheries Service which is charged with protecting marine mammals has to finalize and implement protections for false killer whales by November 30, 2012, court rules.

Lung collapse is considered the primary mechanism that limits nitrogen absorption and decreases the risk of decompression sickness in deep-diving marine mammals.

Gillnet fishing has dramatically reduced the numbers of freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins over the last decades.

WhaleFest returns to Brighton, UK - the world’s premiere event for whale and dolphin enthusiasts with conservationists, divers, whale and dolphin experts and people from across the globe.

The dugong is threatened by extinction, but the Pacific Islands region support efforts to save the world’s largest remaining population of dugongs.

Not only that, President Juan Evo Morales himself had called on the country's armed forces to protect the river basins where the Bolivian pink dolphin lives.

Ten different “ecotypes” of orcas have now been proposed: populations that look different, have different prey preferences, feeding habits and acoustic behaviours.

The Mexican government and the Pronatura Noroeste organization signed an accord to improve protection of San Ignacio Lagoon which serves as a refuge for gray whales.

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