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Unexpected Whale Watching in New York Harbor
Humpback Whale sighted last April in New York Harbor This morning while sailing on the schooner Pioneer in Upper New York Harbor, we were all surprised when the captain shouted “whale”. There,...
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Of What Do Whales Dream When Asleep in the Sea?
How do whales sleep? And do they dream? Many years ago on a kayaking trip on Blackfish Sound off Vancouver Island, our group of paddlers came across a pod of “sleeping” orcas. The pod was swimming...
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Humpback Whale In New York’s Inner Harbor
Yesterday, we posted about the remarkable recovery of humpback whales after have been hunted to near extinction in the 1980s. Coincidentally, yesterday morning, a humpback whale was spotted swimming in...
View ArticleJust for Fun — A Whale and an Octopus in the Sky
As we descend into the depths of Autumn, even if has been an unusually warm Autumn, here are two YouTube videos reminiscent of summer, when even blue whales and giant octopus can fly in the clear blue...
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Close Encounters of the Cetacean Kind off the Jersey Shore
There have been several recent encounters between boats and whales. Fortunately, neither whale nor humans appear to have been injured. The most serious took place off the Jersey Shore. Two fishermen in...
View ArticleWhale Breaches, Delays Basketball Game
A repost that seems appropriate for the day. They probably shouldn’t have built the gym over the water. Whale Breaches Before a Basketball Game Happy April Fool’s Day. The post Whale Breaches, Delays...
View ArticleBeluga Whale Appears Off San Diego, Thousands of Miles From Home Waters
Whale watchers off San Diego were shocked to see what appeared to be a beluga whale in southern Californian waters. Video shot from a drone confirmed the sighting. Belugas typically live in the waters...
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Kayakers Get Between Lunge Feeding Humpback Whale & Lunch
Recently, two kayakers off California inadvertently got between a lunge feeding humpback whale and its lunch. Videos of the encounter show the whale surfacing between the yellow kayak, almost appearing...
View ArticleWhales Flying Over Delray Beach, Florida
This seems like a good video for a summer Sunday — two 60-foot long whale kites flying over Delray Beach, Florida, flown by Randy “the Kite Man” Lowe. Video by Larry Richardson. When Whales Fly — Giant...
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Scientists in Egypt Discover Fossil of an Amphibious, Four-legged Whale
Image: Dr. Robert W. Boessenecker Scientists in Egypt have announced that they have discovered the fossilized bones of a previously unknown amphibious, four-legged species of an ancestral whale. The...
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