cetaceans
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A Battle Over Wind and Whales Is Brewing in New Jersey
Several New Jersey environmental groups are defending offshore wind development after seven dead humpback and sperm whales washed up along New York and New Jersey coasts in the past month.
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Whalefall Relates a Primal Oceanic Fear Come True
It is a scientific fact that 80% of the ocean’s floor has never been mapped — scientists have mapped more of Mars than parts of our own planet. It’s in this unknown, relatively alien setting that Daniel Kraus sets his newest book, Whalefall.
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Russia’s Apparently Using Military Dolphins to Protect Its Naval Base
Russia has enlisted the help of some new marine recruits in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, deploying trained military dolphins to protect one of its naval bases in the Black Sea. The underwater defence was reportedly revealed in satellite images captured by private space technology company Maxar, and reviewed by the U.S. Naval Institute.
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I Hung Out With an Arctic Fox in Google AR and Loved Every Minute of It
If you’ve ever wanted a pet Arctic fox, well, keep dreaming. But Google is offering the next best thing. The company’s AR animals feature announced five new additions to its library on Tuesday, including the fox and other wild creatures from the Arctic and sub-Arctic.