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marine-wildlife
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citizen.co.zaworld17 days ago
Cruise Ship Arrives in Alaska With Dead Whale on Bow
A Royal Caribbean vessel docked in Seward on June 19 carrying a 61-foot fin whale across its bow. Federal officials opened an investigation into the likely vessel strike. Scientists confirmed blunt-force trauma and that the whale was pregnant.
yahoo.comworld21 days ago
Pregnant 61-foot fin whale found dead on cruise ship bow in Seward, Alaska
@CBSNews reported that a 61-foot pregnant fin whale was discovered on the bulbous bow of a cruise ship that docked Friday in Seward. NOAA Fisheries Alaska and the Alaska SeaLife Center performed a necropsy confirming the pregnancy and opened an investigation.
news24.comworld62 days ago
Humpback Whale Carcass Washes Ashore Near Cape Town as Shipping Traffic Around South Africa Nearly Doubles
A dead humpback whale washed ashore in Simon's Town on October 15, 2024, amid sharply increased vessel traffic rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope. Researchers presented a study to the International Whaling Commission in May 2026 linking the surge to attacks in the Red Sea and…
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