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A large pod of whales stranded in Scotland in July 2024. Photo: Collected
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Whole pod of 77 whales die in 'biggest mass stranding in decades'

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Bangladesh

Dead whale washes ashore on Barguna river bank

Perucetus colossus, an early whale from Peru that lived about 38-40 million years ago, a marine mammal built somewhat like a manatee that may have exceeded the mass of the blue whale, long considered the heftiest animal on record, is seen in an undated artist's rendition. Also pictured are another early whale, Supayacetus, and a human for purposes of scale. Alberto Gennari/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Perucetus colossus, an early whale from Peru that lived about 38-40 million years ago

A sperm whale (file picture). Photo: BBC
Science

Heaviest animal ever? Scientists discover massive ancient whale

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Nearly 100 pilot whales strand themselves on an Australian beach; half have died despite efforts

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Science

12-million-year-old whale fossil skull found in Maryland

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250 pilot whales die in remote New Zealand stranding

New species of whale found in Bay
Bangladesh

New species of whale found in Bay

Whale carcass washes ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach
Bangladesh

Whale carcass washes ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach

Abdullah Gohar, a researcher at El Mansoura, university works on renovating the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown four-legged amphibious whale called "Phiomicetus Anubis", that helps trace the transition of whales from land to sea, which were discovered in the Fayum Depression in the Western Desert of Egypt, near the town of El Mansoura, north of Cairo, Egypt August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Fossil of previously unknown four-legged whale found in Egypt

Australian marine rescuers work to free a whale tangled in shark nets off Queensland's Gold Coast, Australia August 11, 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Picture taken August 11, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Marine rescuers work to free whale caught in shark net on Gold Coast

A commercial lobster diver got caught in the mouth of a feeding humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod. Photograph: Julie Larsen Maher/Reuters
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Humpback whale swallows and spits out diver

Rescue attempts are made as a small whale stranded in the River Thames is seen in this picture obtained from social media in London, Britain, May 9, 2021. DAVID KORSAKS @dkfitldn/via REUTERS
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Minke whale calf refloated in London but 'life hangs in the balance'