The juvenile fin whale washed ashore on the Anchorage mud flats in November and drew thousands of visitors. It’s still there.

A fin whale that washed ashore near Anchorage’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in November will soon find its permanent home in ...

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Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

Whale poo is responsible for moving tonnes of nutrients from deep water up to the surface. Now new research shows that whales also move vast quantities of nitrogen thousands of kilometres in their ...

“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

Did you know that whales help keep the ocean healthy by spreading nutrients far and wide? These massive creatures don’t just ...

MEAT from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than US$1,300 (RM5,760) per kilogramme at auction, as officials try to keep the ...

Mar. 15—The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November, drawing hundreds of visitors and becoming a citywide phenomenon, has found a permanent home at a Wasilla museum.