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Seals belong to a large clade of semi-aquatic animals called Pinnipeds. This clade also includes sea lions and walruses.
A gray whale has swum the longest distance ever recorded in a marine vertebrate—more than 16,700 miles—over halfway around the world. The male cetacean, spotted off Namibia in 2013 ...
An adult female gray whale was spotted off Mare Island in Vallejo. This is at least the seventh dead whale that has washed up along a Bay Area beach this year.
These tours are generally beneficial for whales, but they can also stress them out. Here’s how to ensure that your trip does more good than harm. A gray whale “spyhops,” a vertical position ...
Marine life can reflect the health and safety of coastal communities. Researchers raise alarm over disturbing whale death ...
All animals have their special characteristics and features. Some are known for, or even named after, a certain feature. That ...
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VHS students work with island’s gray whale bones
One by one, the students study, sketch and measure their individual bones. The 164 pieces once belonged to a gray whale that swam through Puget Sound. Now, they’re part of a scientific and educational ...
Operating under the allocated callsign VP0SG, this ambitious activation will target one of the rarest and most logistically ...
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