Researchers found a new species of sea anemone living in the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean and in the most unlikely location - a whale carcass. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Crowds have gathered at a Chicago aquarium to see a newborn Beluga whale calf bond with its mother. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

A mammoth blue whale has washed up on a New Zealand beach. The 150-tonne female is covered in bites from great white sharks, but authorities say this may have happened after death.
Due to size and accessibility issues, the carcass will be left on the beach to rot. 4 PICS picked by bingo 6 months ago

A 50-ton bowhead whale caught last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that was manufactured over a century ago. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Whale penis leather interior. That's all you really need to know about the $1.5 million Dartz Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The whale, about 20 metres long, was wrapped around the bow of the ship Saturday in full view of tourists at Canada Place, many snapping pictures of the disturbing sight. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Dozens of tiger sharks feast on a whale carcass off the Gold Coast.

(Just wait for the 31 sec ad to pass) picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

This pic and brief article of a whale shark being sliced up makes me sad... At least it's not going to waste. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A beached whale in Cape Cod teaches a lesson in decomposition. picked by suebe 6 months ago

It amazes me what passes for a "good idea at the time", especially among scientists. I offer this in response to this post. Be sure to watch all the way to the end - the last few minutes will boggle your mind. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Indonesian whalers can. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

THE captain of an anti-whaling ship claims he has been shot during the latest confrontation with a Japanese whaling vessel in the Southern Ocean. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

The law prohibits the use of sonar which is believed to be harmful to marine mammals. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Police desperately tried to clear the beach of dozens of families who had flocked to the shores in hope of a happy ending which turned nightmarish.

*We really need to look at why this keeps happening.* picked by drogue 6 months ago

Rescuers used jet skis, backhoes and human muscle to save dozens of whales and dolphins stranded on a beach in southern Australia. picked by MandolinOrange 9 months ago

Judge Bars Navy From Using Sonar in Southern California. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Chinese fishermen catch one of the worlds largest (and most docile) creatures - then cut it up for food. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

In preparation for Charles Darwin's upcoming 200th birthday, the editors of Nature compiled a selection of especially elegant and enlightening examples of evolution. They are, quite simply, wondrous — glimpses through an evolutionary frame of life's incredible narrative, expanding to fill every possible nook and cranny of Earth's biosphere. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Blue Whales have been heard singing off the coast of Long Island - a long way from their regular territory. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

Threats from Australia to take Japan to an international court over their plans to hunt and kill 50 Humpback Whales have resulted in a Japanese climb down.

This does not yet impact Japan's other whaling activities picked by pocksucket 2 years ago