Whales
‘Incredible’ first-time footage reveals intimate life of blue whales
A decade-long Australian citizen science project has unveiled the extraordinary videos.
- by Angus Dalton
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Pygmy blue whale mother and nursing calf
Extraordinary underwater footage of a pygmy blue whale mother and nursing calf, captured for the first time. (Credit: Angel Lai/'Insider Divers' 2022 Expedition).
The biggest threat to whales
Entanglements with fishing gear is the biggest killer of whales and dolphins.
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The spot in Sydney where if you sing to whales, they sing back
Two new lookouts at North Head seem to conjure the whales, and there’s an eerie echo straight out of Finding Nemo.
- by Julie Power
In her day job, Rachel works with koalas. One call changes that
When they get the call, Rachel and Luke brave cold weather and choppy seas in an inflatable vessel to free unlucky humpback whales stuck in fishing lines.
- by Mary Ward
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Marine life
Mass casualties: 160 whales in beach stranding in WA’s south-west
More than 100 pilot whales have become stranded on a beach near Dunsborough on Thursday morning.
- by Sarah Brookes and Heather McNeill
‘Amazing sound vibrated through my body’: What it’s like when a whale sings near you
Wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta dives into the magical world of whale song.
- by Vanessa Pirotta
How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs
“It’s like a dystopian, post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Scientists unravel the big mystery of a beached whale
The beached fin whale seems to be the latest victim of a pod of marauding orcas that has been eating and harassing dolphins and other marine mammals.
- by Dino Grandoni
A Murray River fossil rewrites the history of earth’s biggest creatures
The pale-white slab was locked away for a century. New analysis has redefined the history of the ocean and all the creatures that depend on it – including humans.
- by Angus Dalton
Skeleton of beached Perth sperm whale could be displayed in museum
The whale has attracted sharks, and swimming and diving in the area is not advised.
- by Holly Thompson